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Name
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Cochran, Robert D
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Rank, Company, Regiment
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126 ENG
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Birth date/Death Date
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Vermont Location
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Burlington/Stowe
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Awards
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Importance of Vermont
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"I went in a Vermonter and came out as a Vermonter. Most of us came from mountainous areas in the US."
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First skiing experience
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"I began skiing at the age of 9 by going off a jump we made behind Dorothea and Frank Stafford's house in 1932. One day I went off the jump at an angle and landed in an apple tree breaking two ribs. After that my oldest sister Velma decided that jumping was not for little Robert. She bought me my first pair of down hill skis. Don't know where she got them. They were made in Switzerland."
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College
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Competitive Skiing
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High school team
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What was your experience in the 10th like?
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"With my skiing experience I was taken into Tenth Recon as a ski instructor. We were one of best trained units in the American army. I think because of our education status."
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Why did you join the 10th?
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"I met Minnie Dole on Mt. Mansfield doing ski patrol work during my last years in high school. He had organized the National Ski Patrol and invited me to join. He also was instrumental in starting the 10th Mt. Division. So that is they way I wanted to go. At that time, you had to have three letters of recommendation and a high school diploma. I had all of that so out to Camp Hale I went."
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Ski Patrol
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"I came back to Vermont and Mt. Mansfield and was a ski patrol man for 30 years."
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Ski School
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Ski Instructor for Bates College, Auburn, ME
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Ski Industry
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Vermont Ski Area Connection
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Role of Skiing in your Life
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Other information
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Photograph information
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Information submitted by
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Bob Cochran
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