World War II Honoree

Theodore R. Pickett, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Omaha, Nebraska

Honored By

Mary Eleanor Pickett

Relationship

Wife

SERVED JUNE 23, 1942 TO MAY 30, 1944 AS A NAVAL AVIATION CADET. COMMISSIONED 1ST LIEUTENANT WITH U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE, MAY 30, 1944. FLEW IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH UMB-443, MARINE AIR GROUP 61. RECEIVED LEGION OF MERIT, MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, AND NAVAL AVIATOR BADGE. EXPERT BADGE WITH PISTOL BAR.