Serviceman
Walter J Cochran
816thHQradio operator
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- Army serial number
- 35378770
- Rank
- SGT (17 March 1945), SSGT (8 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Monaca PA; Monaca, PA
- Also written
- Walter Cochran
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 75
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 35378770); verify
Crews
- George A. Gammon Crew, radio operator · 816th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 1945 | Air Medal | 1477 | SGT |
| 8 April 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2586 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 1 August 1944, last 9 October 1944. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-08-01 HQ: T/4 Asgd not jd on DS 15th AT per so 214 P 20, dtd 1 Aug 44. 32316418 Watkins (405)
- 1944-10-09 HQ: Oct 1944 483rd Bomb
National Archives pages: roll 565963497 p. 1953, roll 572120367 p. 1855
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