Robert Hugh Cochran Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Robert Hugh Cochran

State of Birth:

TX

Home State:

TX

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Puffer (SS 268)

Location of Service

Las Cruces, New Mexico; New London, Connecticut; San Diego and Mare Island, California; Australia; Norwich, Massachusetts; Camp Wallace, Texas

Highest Rank

Motor Machinist's Mate First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran was in charge of the forward engine room and participated in seven war patrols lasting up to 75 days each.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Photograph: Digital print [2 items] -- Photograph

Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph

Interviewer:

Janet Player

Contributor:

Janet Player

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/72680

Subjects:

Cochran, Robert Hugh

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Robert Hugh Cochran Collection
(AFC/2001/001/72680), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress