World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James E. Cochrane
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Honored By
USS Block Island Association
HE WAS PART OF THE AIR SQUADRON VC 55, SERVING ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND, CVE-21 THAT WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.