Grant D Cochran
Military
Joseph A. Hayes Crew
466th BG - 784th BS
Standing Left to Right: Horace Speakman (WG), William Martin (R/O), Raymond Coradi (NG), Andrew Banko (TG), Werner Berg (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Joseph A. Hayes (P), Ralph Lynn (CP), Grant Cochran (N), Alexander Colella (B), George Malo (FE)
Cochran was wounded on the crews 4th mission and was replaced by William Schoefield from the broken up C.C. Owens Crew. Victor de Ganna also from the Owens Crew replaced Coradi at the same time. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Archives
Object Number - UPL 16037 - Crew #406 Joseph A. Hayes Crew 466th BG - 784th BS Standing Left to Right: Horace Speakman (WG), William Martin (R/O), Raymond Coradi (NG),...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Council Bluffs, IA, USA | 18 August 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Omaha, NE, USA | 19 June 1942 | |
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Died |
Creswell, OR 97426, USA | 24 February 2009 | Grant Cochran, of Creswell, Oregon, died Feb. 24, 2009 of age-related causes. He was 88. He was born Aug. 18, 1920 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Donald and Grace Davis Cochran. He married Hallie Pratt on May 24, 1947 in San Antonio, Texas. He studied pre-veterinary medicine at Iowa State University for two years. From 1942 to 1963, he served in the United States Air Force piloting B-52 bombers, retiring with the rank of Major. During the 46 years he lived in Lane County, he was a rancher, a pilot, sold aircraft and was parts manager at Eugene Aircraft. He volunteered with the United States Civil Air Patrol and the United State Air Force Auxiliary, serving as Colonel from 1987 to 1990, and as Wing Commander for the State of Oregon. He is survived by: his wife, Hallie P. Cochran of Creswell; two sons, Steven G. Cochran of Creswell and Phillip E. Cochran, D.V.M. of Portland; a brother, Thomas E. Cochran of Underwood, Wash.; a sister, Fay M. Ronk of Kansas City, Mo.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was buried in Willamette National Cemetery following a funeral at the Creswell Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall. England's Creswell Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Published: March 4, 2009 in The Creswell Chronicle, Creswell, OR |
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Buried |
Portland, OR, USA | 28 February 2009 | Willamette National Cemetery Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA |
| Council Bluffs, IA, USA | 420 N. 9th Street |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 344