Berry L. Cannon

Berry L. Cannon
Berry L. Cannon
Born(1935-03-22)22 March 1935
Died17 February 1969(1969-02-17) (aged 33)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesBerry Louis Cannon
Alma materUniversity of Florida, B.S. 1962
Occupation(s)Electronics engineer, aquanaut
SpouseMary Lou Cannon

Berry Louis Cannon (March 22, 1935 – February 17, 1969) was an American aquanaut who served on the SEALAB II and III projects of the United States Navy. Cannon died while attempting to repair SEALAB III. A U.S. Navy Board of Inquiry concluded that Cannon died of carbon dioxide poisoning, and that his diving rig's baralyme canister, which should have absorbed the carbon dioxide Cannon exhaled, was empty.