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| Sgt. William Cochran served with the 1st Armored Division in Italy. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10435286/william-mckinley-cochran http://abmc.nomadmobileguides.com/SicilyRome.php?page=narrative&id=cont-4122 |
William McKinley Cochran never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on March 29, 1919 in Georgia. His parents Jack and Lema were also both born in Georgia. His father worked as a farmer. William had four older brothers and two older sisters. His parents divorced during the 1920s and his mother remarried.
He volunteered for the army in July 1940. He reached the rank of sergeant in Company H, 1st Armored Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division. The 1st Armored first engaged the enemy in North Africa in November 1942. It fought the Germans across Algeria and Tunisia. It was next part of the invasion of the Italian mainland at both Salerno and Anzio. Sgt. Cochran was killed in action on July 1, 1944 when the 1st Armored was advancing toward Rome.
His grave is at West Hill Cemetery, Dalton, Georgia.
Last year on this date I profiled Norman Nuckols, 29th Infantry Division and Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. You can read about Norman here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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