World War II Honoree

J. Curtis Cochran

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hillsville, Virginia

Honored By

Major Michael G. McGrady, USMC (Retired)

ENTERED SERVICE JULY 3, 1943. SERVED IN THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY. TRAINED AT CAMP HAAN, CALIFORNIA, CAMP POLK, LOUISIANA,AND CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA EMBARKED OCTOBER 11, 1944 FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ENGAGEMENTS IN NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. DECORATIONS EARNED INCLUDE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON. RETURNED TO THE U.S. JANUARY 25, 1946 AND WAS DISCHARGED FROM FORT MEADE, MARYLAND JANUARY 30, 1946 WITH RANK OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS.