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Lewis
Andrew
Pick
1890-11-18

–

1956-12-02

Born:

Brookneat

, 

Virginia

Home:

Brookneat

, 

Virginia

Buried: 

Auburn

, 

Alabama

Cemetery:

Pine Hill Cemetery

Lewis Pick served as Engineer in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, and directed the construction of the Burma Road, one of the great, all-time construction projects. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General in 1953.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    World War II
    War Department, General Orders No. 42 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Lewis Andrew Pick (ASN: 0-8096), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Engineer in the China-Burma-India Theater, during World War II.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General
    War Department, General Orders No. 38 (1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Lewis A. Pick (ASN: 0-8096), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Engineer, Missouri River Division, from 1946 to 1947.