Merlin D. Cochran
Address:  Oberlin, Kansas.
Entered Service:  February 5, 1941.
Branch of Service:  U.S. Army - Infantry.
Trained at Fort Crook, Ne., Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Fort Riley, Ks., Camp Carson, Co., Camp Roberts, Ca., Camp Butner, NC.
Overseas:  December, 1944.
Returned:  November, 1945.
Theatre of Operations:  European.
Decorations:  Citation.
Discharged:  November 12, 1945 at Fort Leavenworth, Ks.
Rank:  Sergeant.
Total Time Served:  Forty-five months.
Present Occupation:  Mechanic.
Parents:  Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cochran. 
Wife:  Edna.
Children:  Harold and Janice Cochran.