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PFC James Wright Cochran

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PFC James Wright Cochran Veteran

Birth
Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
3 Mar 1945 (aged 31)
Germany
Burial
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Abbey Mausoleum, Section D Ch. Fl., Crypt 61
Memorial ID
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Killed in Action

World War II

Third Army (Gen. Patton)


The Oklahoman, Friday, March 30, 1945: Pfc James W. Cochran, 31, son of Mr & Mrs C. B. Cochran, Nichols Hills, has been killed in action while fighting with the Third Army; his parents were notified Wednesday. A member of the law firm, Richardson, Shartell, Cochran and Pruet since 1936, Cochran has been in the Army one year. He was admitted to the bar in 1936 and was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity and of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. Surviving in addition to his wife, Mrs Betty Conwell Cochran, Phoenix, AZ and his son, Michael Conwell Cochran, 2 1/2.

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Name Johnnie W Cochran

Inducted From Oklahoma

Rank Private First Class

Combat Organization 320th Infantry 35th Division

Death Date Dec 16 1944

Monument Lorraine, France

Last Known Status Buried

U.S. Awards Purple Heart Medal
Additional Army Awards


Killed in Action

World War II

Third Army (Gen. Patton)


The Oklahoman, Friday, March 30, 1945: Pfc James W. Cochran, 31, son of Mr & Mrs C. B. Cochran, Nichols Hills, has been killed in action while fighting with the Third Army; his parents were notified Wednesday. A member of the law firm, Richardson, Shartell, Cochran and Pruet since 1936, Cochran has been in the Army one year. He was admitted to the bar in 1936 and was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity and of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. Surviving in addition to his wife, Mrs Betty Conwell Cochran, Phoenix, AZ and his son, Michael Conwell Cochran, 2 1/2.

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Name Johnnie W Cochran

Inducted From Oklahoma

Rank Private First Class

Combat Organization 320th Infantry 35th Division

Death Date Dec 16 1944

Monument Lorraine, France

Last Known Status Buried

U.S. Awards Purple Heart Medal
Additional Army Awards



Inscription

320TH INFANTRY 35 DIVISION
WORLD WAR II
KIA




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