Name:
Robert Byrd Pickett
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
288971
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-25
State:
Georgia
Cemetery:
Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot:
Section B
Row:
5
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Robert Byrd Pickett was born on July 27, 1918, in Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia. He was the son of Mary Byrd Pickett.
He served in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Platoon Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 25, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.