IN MEMORIAM Jerry Shannon, 92; SUNY Oneonta Professor, Decorated WWII Veteran ONEONTA – Jerry A Shannon, Jr., SUNY Oneonta professor emeritus in science education and a decorated World War II veteran, died peacefully on May 30, 2017, at Fox Nursing Home, a day before his 93 birthday. He was born March 31, 1924, on Shannon Hill in Meshoppen, Pa., the son of Jeremiah (Jerry) A. Shannon and Grace Roach Shannon. He graduated from Meshoppen High School. In 1942, he enlisted…
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