Russell Lee Rroy Pickett

Russell Lee Rroy Pickett is a Tennessee historical marker in Hamilton County.

The Soddy-Daisy Veterans Park, 9009 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379

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During World War II, Russell Lee Roy Pickett landed at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, with the first wave of U. S. Troops as part of Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division. He was wounded during the war and received a Purle Heart. Discharged on December 6, 1945, he returned to France in June 2019 and was honored by French President Emmanuel Macron and U. S. President Donald J. Trum on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. Thought to be among the last survivors of the first wave to hit Omaha Beach, Russell Lee Roy Pickett died at age 95, on August 2, 2020.

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1796 · Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Alabama. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1888 · Chattanooga, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1893 · Chattanooga, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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Russell Lee Rroy Pickett

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