World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
James Hendrix Cochran
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pueblo, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
Rank: Seaman Second Class. Inducted into the United States Navy April 27, 1944 at Denver, Colorado, completing his basic military training at the U.S. Naval Training Station Shoemaker, California. Upon his graduation from boot camp, he was transferred to the USS Monaghan Destroyer, DD-354 for duty. Monday, November 20, 1944 the Destroyer and her shipmates, rendezvous’ with a fast carrier striking forces in the Philippine Sea, for the impending invasion of the Philippines. Monday, December 18, 1944 he was reported missing in action or buried at sea when his warship capsized; sinking off-shore of Luzon Island, during Typhoon Cobra AKA: Typhoon of 1944. In remembrance of the brave, his name is permanently inscribed in the tablets of the missing, memorialized at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines. In his Memory and Honor, this American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his Heroism and ultimate sacrifice.