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EDWARD LL I.I . COCHRAN Edward Lull COCHRANE was born in Mare Island, California, on March 18, 1892, son of Brigadier General Henry Clay COCHRANE, USMC Retired and Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson Lull Cochrane, both now deceased. He attended Chester, QPennsylvaniaj High School and the University of Pennsylvania at Phila- delphia, prior to entering the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, in 1910. Graduated with distinction, and commissioned Ensign on June 6, 1914, he served in the Navy line until transferred to the Construction Corps of the Navy in 1917. Periodic promotions saw him advance from temporary Lieutenant at the end of World War I to the rank of Vice Admiral to date from April 3, 1945. In 1947, after 33 years of active service, Vice Admiral COCHRANE was placed on the retired list. Post graduate education in preparation for his transfer to the Construction Corps began in January 1916, was interupted by service in the Philadelphia Navy yard during World War I, and was completed at the Massa- chusetts Institute of Tech- nology in I une 1920 when he was awarded the degree - of Master of Science in Naval Architecture. Sig- lowing included service as United States Delegation ty of Life at Sea in Lon- nection with submarine de- shipyards and the Bureau pair, and a tour as Force of the Commander Scout- In September 1935, be Construction and Repair. out World War II Admiral ed with the design of warship involved in the During this period the and Repair was consoli- Engineering and desig- In September 1940 he England,asAssistantNaval Embassy. From January he was Assistant Head of Bureau of Ships. Bureau of Ships, with the November I, 1942, he di- building and maintenance mainder of the war. In came Chief of the Mater- nificant assignments fol- a Technical Advisor to the to the Conference on Safe- don,Englandg duty in con- sign and construction in of Construction and Re- Constructor on the staff ing Forces, U.S. Fleet. returned to the Bureau of From this time through- COCHRANE was concern- practically every type of greatly expanded Navy. Bureau of Construction dated with the Bureau of nated the Bureau of Ships. was ordered to London, Attache at the American 1941 to November 1942 the Design Division of the Appointed Chief of the rank of Rear Admiral, on rected the Navy's ship- program during the re- November 1946 he be- ial Division in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. In March 1947 he was appointed a member on the Presidentis Advisory Committee on the Merchant Marine. Admiral COCHRANE served in this capacity until he was relieved of all active duty pending his retirement on November 1, 1947, He died November 14, 1959. He is survived by his wife, the former Charlotte Osgood Wilson of Chester, Pennsylvania, and two sons, Captain Richard Lull Cochrane, USN QNaval Academy, Class of 19405 and Commander Edward Lull Cochrane, USN fNaval Academy, Class of 19451. Mrs. Cochraneis address is 2 Larchwood Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2 4