th ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁C annon ' s ▁awards ▁included ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁and ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁and ▁death ▁General ▁C annon ▁retired ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Nor walk , ▁Connecticut ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁after ▁being ▁str icken ▁while ▁visit ing ▁his ▁daughter ▁Jo An ne ▁Schw art z ▁in ▁Wil ton , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁National ▁C emetery , ▁Plot ▁H - 3 5 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁While ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁Sher idan , ▁Illinois ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁C annon ▁married ▁Joseph ine ▁R iter ▁( 1 9 0 2 – 1 9 9 1 ), ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁another ▁family ▁prominent ▁in ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Find ▁A ▁Gra ve ▁page , ▁Robert ▁Mil ch rist ▁C annon , ▁accessed ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Find ▁A ▁Gra ve ▁page , ▁Joseph ine ▁R . ▁C annon , ▁accessed ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Robert ▁Mil ch rist ▁C annon ▁Pap ers , ▁Ho over ▁Institution , ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁Biography ▁and ▁memor abil ia ▁of ▁Robert ▁Mil ch rist ▁C annon , ▁Harold ▁B . ▁Lee ▁Library , ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁University ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 1 ▁birth s ▁Category