Earl Wade Cochran

Military

1st Lt. Earl Wade Cochran; Preflight Pilot tng, San Antonio,TX; Primary & Basic Pilot Tng, Curtis Field, TX; Adv. Pilot Tng, Frederick Field, OK; Piloted B-24 aircraft and commanded crew in aerial offensive maintenance of B-24 aircraft, also radio navigation, radio aids, meteorology, instrument flying, local flying rules, and CAA rules and regulations. Completed combat missions in European Theater of Operations with 8th Air Force. Has 251 combat hours, total flight time 817 hours. Air Medal GO 187 Hq 2 AD 16Apr45 w/4 Oak Leaf Clusters to AM; European African Middle Eastern Service Medal European Theater Ribbon w/4 Bronze Stars

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 24 August 1922 Earl Wade Cochran was born

Enlisted

Patterson Field, Ohio, USA 15 October 1942 Called to AD 1-29-1943

Based

Bungay 1 August 1944 - 28 April 1945 Member of the 446th Bomb Group, 251 combat hours

Buried

National Cemetery of the Alleghenies 6 July 2006 Laid to rest in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Section 2 Site 675

Revisions

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Same source material from Earl's second daughter, Mary.

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My aunt, Earl's second daughter sent me copies of Earl's Enlistment Record of, Army Separation Qualification Record, Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service as well as various awards, certificates, photos and a personal note.

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Picture received from my aunt, Earl's 2nd daughter, Mary.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/