Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Burton Lester Cochran Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 769th Bomb Squadron, XXI Bomber Command, 20th Air Force
- Location of Service: Camp Blanding, Florida; Amarillo, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Kansas City, Kansas; Calcutta, India; Mariana Islands; China; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/26839
Interview / Recording
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About this Item
Title
- Burton Lester Cochran Collection
Names
- James M. Buxton
- Daughters of the American Revolution, Governor David Emanuel Chapter, Swainsboro, Georgia
- Jack Atkinson
- Bolton, Virginia Faulkner
- Cochran, Burton Lester
Home State
- Georgia
Headings
- - Cochran, Burton Lester
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 769th Bomb Squadron, XXI Bomber Command, 20th Air Force
- Location of Service: Camp Blanding, Florida; Amarillo, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Kansas City, Kansas; Calcutta, India; Mariana Islands; China; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2005-01-30)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-01-30; 2005-02-01)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/26839
Cite as
- Burton Lester Cochran Collection (AFC/2001/001/26839), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Amarillo, Texas
- Calcutta, India
- Camp Blanding, Florida
- China
- China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Mariana Islands
- Pacific Theater
- Seattle, Washington