World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Louis Pickett, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Steven E. Martin, Sr.
Relationship
Grandson
COMMISSIONED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN THE FIELD ARTILLERY, U.S. ARMY, IN 1941. AS ONE OF THE FEW AFRICAN AMERICAN OFFICERS, HE COMMANDED THE 597TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION AS A CAPTAIN AND SAW ACTION IN ITALY AND GERMANY. SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE OCCUPATIONAL FORCES IN GERMANY FROM 1948-1952.