Biographical Data
Shannon, D.A. If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Naval Cadet (UNTD) (RCN(R))
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	15/04/1929	Death	20/05/2019
Place	Winnipeg	Place	Winnipeg
Area	MB	Area	MB
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography
He was an entrepreneur who started his career in sales and in 1960 he launched Shannon Sales Company, which he ran for 10 years. During his 50-year career, Don held multiple leadership positions. Don finished his business career at age 70, retiring as Executive Director of the Mechanical Contractors Association.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) 1949. He served in HMCS Chippawa for UNTD 1949-1950. In 1950 he served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-264402/SHANNON_DONALD;
Last update
2015-03-12 00:00:00

Disclaimer: We are a group of volunteers, and this is not an "official" site. The information on this site is for informational purposes only and for the enjoyment of floating heritage. The Nauticapedia Project, its volunteers and its contributing authors assume no liability for any inaccurate or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. The information contained about each individual, vessel and firm has been checked to the best of our ability but may contain unintended inaccuracies or omissions. Please cite the source of the information you quote from these articles and database searches.

© 2002-2023