Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Sunday, November 13, 1904
Add to My HeroesGeorge Mason Cochran
Wagonman George Cochran was killed in a vehicle crash at 11th and Carson Streets.
The wagon was traveling at a high rate of speed in response to a call at 8th and Bingham Streets when it was struck near the rear steps where Wagonman Cochran was standing by a streetcar.
Wagonman Cochran was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War and had served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for 25 years. He was survived by his wife, two sons, two brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren. He was assigned to the South Side Police Station, present-day Zone 3 Police Station South Side.
Bio
- Age 65
- Tour 20 years, 7 months
- Badge 436
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
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I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the Union Army during the Civil War.
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