Complex sentence: After a time in the United States Navy (1959--1961), where he was commissioned an ensign aboard the, Cochran received a J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1965.
Split into simpler sentences: After a time in the United States Navy (1959--1961), where he was commissioned an ensign aboard the. He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law, receiving a J.D. degree in 1965.