Thomas Tidwell Cochran Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Shot down on 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31495 'Wabbit Twacks.' Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report #4561
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12086693 at enlistment, then O-688136
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 20th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15096513 at enlistment, then O-797215
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wabbit Twacks
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 15 June 1942 | Residence: Mecklemburg, North Carolina |
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Other Assigned |
17 November 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, James E. Foster Crew. 27 combat missions. | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 8 May 1944 | |
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Born |
Charlotte, NC, USA | ||
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot F Row 20 Grave 26 |
Revisions
Added Buried event and suffix per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56641463.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56641463/thomas-tidwell-cochran
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5305
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf…
Consolidated from duplicate record of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4561 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
