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Birthplace of General Pick
Wickliffe Ave,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 2' 55.907772",
-78° 56' 25.691136"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Lt. Gen. Lewis Andrew Pick was born here on November 18, 1890. Educated at Rustburg and at VPI, (where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets), General Pick served in two world wars and in the Korean conflict. Best known as the builder of the 1,030-mile long Ledo Road, used to supply American and Chinese troops in the China-Burma-India Theatre during World War II, Pick also served as chief of the Army Corps of Engineers before his death in 1956.
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Birthplace of General Pick Virginia Map
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