World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Paul John Pickett
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 489TH BOMB GROUP, 847TH BOMB SQUADRON AS A BOMBARDIER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER OUT OF HALESWORTH FIELD, ENGLAND. KILLED IN ACTION ON JUNE 20, 1944 WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE AND CRASHED INTO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL NEAR DUNKIRK, FRANCE. AWARDED AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.