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Walter Pickett 1916 - 1979

Walter Pickett of Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi was born on June 3, 1916, and died at age 63 years old in November 1979.
Walter Pickett
Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi 39355
June 3, 1916
November 1979
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Walter Pickett's History: 1916 - 1979

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  • 06/3
    1916

    Birthday

    June 3, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lauderdale County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34340128 Enlisted: June 22, 1942 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Sawmill Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 11/dd
    1979

    Death

    November 1979
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1916, in the year that Walter Pickett was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1921, at the age of just 5 years old, Walter was alive when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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