PFC. Cochran, Johnie B
Service number: 34273415
Age: 31
Born: October 25, 1912, Warrior, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Hometown: Warrior, Alabama
Family:
Christopher Columbus Cochran (father)
Ida A ( nee Baylock) Cochran (mother)
William Oliver Cochran (brother)
Richard Cochran (brother)
Eldridge W. Cochran (brother)
Ruby Mae Cochran/Hill (sister)
Clara Belle Cochran/Manning (sister)
Christine Cochran/Patton (sister)
Margaret Cochran/Lang (sister)
Helen Ruth Cochran/Wilhite (sister)
Marie Cochran/Ogletree (sister)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A
Date of death: September 17 or 19, 1944, ** See Other Information below **
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot E, Row 14, Grave 46
Cemetery: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty March 9, 1942, at Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Other information: It is not known exactly when PFC Cochran died. His remains were found on November 1, 1944.
PFC. Cochran, Johnie B
Service number: 34273415
Age: 31
Born: October 25, 1912, Warrior, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Hometown: Warrior, Alabama
Family:
Christopher Columbus Cochran (father)
Ida A ( nee Baylock) Cochran (mother)
William Oliver Cochran (brother)
Richard Cochran (brother)
Eldridge W. Cochran (brother)
Ruby Mae Cochran/Hill (sister)
Clara Belle Cochran/Manning (sister)
Christine Cochran/Patton (sister)
Margaret Cochran/Lang (sister)
Helen Ruth Cochran/Wilhite (sister)
Marie Cochran/Ogletree (sister)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A
Date of death: September 17 or 19, 1944, ** See Other Information below **
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot E, Row 14, Grave 46
Cemetery: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty March 9, 1942, at Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Other information: It is not known exactly when PFC Cochran died. His remains were found on November 1, 1944.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Alabama.
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