Show LEGION MAN STATE ENGINEER A L cochran world wr war Vetera Ve terai nl Is honored by governor bryan of nebraska the office of state engineer ot of nebraska lias has been awarded to it L cochran of lincoln a member of the american legion who spent fourteen months overseas during the world war ills appointment was wag made by governor bryan A graduate of the university of nebraska Co chrans first job ob aas that of a rodman with the atchison atchason Atch lson topeka santa fe railroad then he was elected surveyor of lincoln county and also maintained a private practice as consulting engineer in 1916 he be was appointed state bridge inspector and later investigated a dispute between the states of wyoming and nebraska over ever water rights pending a supreme court trial appointed deputy state engineer in 1917 Co chrans career in that office was cut short by its his enlistment in the engineering corps of the army he was transferred to the const coast artillery as a first lieutenant and went into trailing ieng at fortress monroe SIon roa nis ills L cochran seas service began in december 1917 and in july 1918 he was made a captain of artillery following discharge he went to north platte fiatte neb where he formed a partnership to resume private practice under the supervision of his bla firm ninety one blocks of 0 paying paving material were built in north platte |