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SCOTT EDWARD COCHRAN
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 5, 1950 – May 27, 1969
Service recordScott Edward Cochran, of Eugene, Oregon, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 27, 1969, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 24W, Line 114 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24W · Line 114
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Water Treatment Specialist (51N)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 5, 1950
- Home of record
- Eugene, Oregon (Lane County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 27, 1969
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
41 names on the Wall carry the date May 27, 1969; two of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 120 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 24W, Line 114
- ROBERT CLAY VANVLEETPrivate First Class · May 26, 1969
- WILLIAM LEE ANDERSONSergeant · May 27, 1969
- CHRISTOPHER JAMES BELLSpecialist Four · May 27, 1969
- ROBERT TRAME BENSBERGCaptain · May 27, 1969
From Eugene
- JOHN DAVID MUSGROVECaptain · October 4, 1965
- ROBERT S SHRIVER JRSpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- ROBERT KNAPP COLLINSCorporal · December 8, 1965
- SELWIN DEROY WISDOMLieutenant Colonel · January 17, 1966
- RONALD ARTHUR HEINTZPetty Officer Second Class · September 22, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD ANDREWSLieutenant Colonel · October 5, 1966
- JAMES WARREN CARTWRIGHTSergeant · May 23, 1967
- ARTHUR ALBERT ERWINSpecialist Four · July 10, 1967
- ROBERT HOMER HARDENBROOKStaff Sergeant · August 1, 1967
- RONALD JOSEPH CARTWRIGHTPrivate First Class · October 7, 1967
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.