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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

George F. Pickering

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Roxbury, Massachusetts

Honored By

The Pickering Family

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Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL AIR STATION PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII AND NAVAL AIR STATION WAKE ISLAND. HE WAS CAPTURED AND BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR FOR 44 MONTHS IN CHINA AND JAPAN. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.