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Personal info

Full name
COCHRAN, Forrest Henry
Date of birth
5 October 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Hometown
Catawba, Marion County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35560216
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Huttingen an der Kyll, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 41

Immediate family

Members
George W. Cochran (father)
Viola E. Cochran (mother)
Wallace A. Cochran (brother)
Dorothy M. Cochran (sister)
Hubert D. Cochran (brother)
Gladys F. Cochran (sister)
Melton E. Cochran (brother)
Ethel P. Cochran (wife)

More information

Pvt Forrest H. Cochran enlisted at Ft. Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 24 February 1944.
He worked in a mineral extraction plant before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / U.S WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO


Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery