Roll of Honor
Incident
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.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, two brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Wagonman Cochran gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 20 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
George Mason Cochran served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Wagonman George Mason Cochran is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, 38 of 101 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Mason Cochran's cause is highlighted.
How George Mason Cochran Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Mason Cochran is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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