World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack Griffith Pickens
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS AT GUAM IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS, LEYTE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, IWO JIMA IN THE BONIN ISLANDS, AND OKINAWA IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.