World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George Henry Cochran, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fairburn, Georgia
Honored By
The Cochran Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; USS BEAVER AS-5, USS ORION AS-18, COMMANDER SUBMARINES PACIFIC ADMINISTRATION MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA; RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; FRONTIER BASE TOMPKINSVILLE STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK AND RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.