World War II Honoree

Thomas B. Cochran

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hustonville, Kentucky

Honored By

Candy Clemson

Relationship

Friend

ON JUNE 6, 1944, HE LANDED AT UTAH BEACH IN NORMANDY. HE WAS TRANSMITTING TO THOSE BACK IN GREAT BRITAIN AND EISENHOWER LETTING THEM KNOW HOW THINGS WERE UNFOLDING AND WHERE THEY HAD LANDED. HE TRANSMITTED REPORTS FROM THE LANDING AT NORMANDY UP THROUGH THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE FROM THE CORPS TO ITS DIVISIONS, BRIGADES AND SUPPORTING UNITS. A LITTLE FARM HOUSE IN FRANCE TOOK HIM AND HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS IN AND HID THEM WHILE THEY CONTINUED TO TRANSMIT MESSAGES. HE KNEW HIS LIFE WAS FOREVER CHANGED BY THE BRAVE MAN WHO SHELTERED HIM IN FRANCE AND THOSE INCREDIBLE SOLDIERS WHO HE SERVED WITH IN THE WAR.