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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wilmer E. 'Bill' Cochran

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Zanesville, Ohio

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY AS A BEACH JUMPER BJU6 FROM 1943-1945 AND A SONARMAN SECOND CLASS. HE TRAINED AT THE AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE ON OCRACOKE ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA. HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.