Paul R Cochran | American Air Museum

Paul R Cochran Jr

Military

Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. 37 missions for 172 combat hours.

Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

Post war: Recalled Jan-51 & active until Apr-61 in Reserves; retired as a Major.

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Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 356th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron 367th Fighter Squadron

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Booneville, Mississippi	21 July 1923
Enlisted	Fort Myer, Arlington, VA 22211, USA	16 January 1943	Fort Myer Arlington, VA
Other Crashed	McKenney, VA 23872, USA	20 June 1944	Baled Out Engine Failure McKenney, VA Cat 5 damage 2Lt Paul R, Cochran Jr, 20-Jun-44. P-47D 42-8243 - 131BU-1AF
Based	Martlesham Heath	27 October 1944	Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.
Other Promotion	Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK	3 February 1945	Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Other Pilot training	Wilbarger County Airport-F05, 12557 Hamp Naylor Dr, Vernon, TX 76384, USA		Primary flight training Class of 44-C. Vernon AAF, TX.
Other Pilot training	Garden City Regional Airport, 2225 S Air Service Rd, Garden City, KS 67846, USA		Basic flight training Class of 44-C. Garden City AAF, KY.
Other Pilot training	Grouse Rd, Victoria, TX 77901, USA		Advanced flight training Class of 44-C. Aloe Field, Victoria, TX.

Date5 Feb 2018 19:49:39

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesChanges to suffix, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:21:17

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self