| NAME: James Bowlin Cochran |
NICKNAME: — |
SERVICE NUMBER: 842981 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Dallas, TX |
NEXT OF KIN: Mother, Mrs. Dorothy S Cochran |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 8/1/1924 |
SERVICE DATES: 4/13/1943 – 1945 |
DATE OF DEATH: 7/16/2012 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | B/1/24 | 604 | PFC | ||||
| Saipan | B/1/24 | 504 | PFC | WIA | |||
| Tinian | In Hospital | — | — | ||||
| Iwo Jima | H&S/24 | 152 (Specialist, Photographer) |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Private First Class |
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Biography coming soon.
The difference of a few years:
Cochran at Southern Methodist University (1942) and as a decorated Marine veteran (1945)