The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Russell B. Pickens
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
A BTRY 63 FA BN 24 DIV
Date of Death
July 20, 1950
Corporal Pickens was a member of Battery A, 63rd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.