“He always wore his wings whenever he went out,’’ his brother said. “He was always very proud of being in the Navy. It was a very important part of his life.’’

While serving in the Navy, Mr. Cohen married Rae Silverman in Chicago in 1951.

He graduated from Suffolk University with an associate’s degree and continued his studies at Suffolk University Law School in the early 1950s, rather than seek a bachelor’s degree.

Mr. Cohen graduated from law school in 1954 after interrupting his studies to return to service during the Korean War.

“He said, ‘If I can fly a plane in enemy territory, I can certainly go to law school,’ ’’ his brother said.

After Mr. Cohen passed the bar exam, he and his wife moved to Sharon to raise a family.

During his Navy career, he also worked in a judge advocate general’s office. One of his first cases as an advocate was to defend a Navy pilot who flew under the Brooklyn Bridge.

“He loved practicing law,’’ Kalis said. “He loved the camaraderie of the bar associations, just like he loved the camaraderie of the Navy pilots.’’

After the law firm broke up in 1974, Mr. Cohen continued to practice in Foxborough. He ended his career in 2010 by working on real estate closings for the Sharon Credit Union.

His wife died in 2006.

“He was a real people person and he loved helping people,’’ said his daughter, Leslie Ziegler of Webster, N.Y.

During his law career, Mr. Cohen served as an assistant district attorney in Norfolk County, specializing in aircraft and aviation matters. In 1969, George Burke, then the district attorney, singled out Mr. Cohen’s efforts for helping the office to greatly reduce its backlog of criminal cases.

Mr. Cohen also was a member of local and state bar associations. In addition, he was a former director of the New England Sinai Hospital and a former president of the Rotary Club in Foxborough.