A little history on Robert Cochran Jr.

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Sun Herald

03/09/06

Bill Rivers DAV column

A little history on Robert Cochran Jr.

Many native Southwest Florida residents know about Robert L. Cochran Jr., but with so many new folks in the area, I think a brief history is in order...

... We're not sure exactly when the family moved to Punta Gorda, but he enlisted in the Marine Corps on Aug. 4, 1942, at the age of 21, while residing here. Robert fought in the Battle of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands (Nov. 20-23, 1943) and the Battle of Saipan in the Mariana Islands (June 15-July 9, 1944), and he was killed in action on July 8, 1944, at the age of 23...

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