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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Units served with

Aircraft

42-28792

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

44-15570

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lili Belle
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

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.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/87131386-paul-r-cochran-jr
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Cochran%2C+Paul+…

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Sources

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