Background
Pickral, George Monroe was born on January 2, 1922 in Gretna, Virginia, United States. Son of George Monroe and Elizabeth (Gay) Pickral.
Pickral, George Monroe was born on January 2, 1922 in Gretna, Virginia, United States. Son of George Monroe and Elizabeth (Gay) Pickral.
Military Institute, 1943. Master of Arts, Miami University, Oxford, O., 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cincinnati, 1953.
Faculty Virginia Military Institute, 1946-1949, 53—, professor of chemistry, since 1960.
Active local Boy Scouts American, Little League Baseball.
Served to First lieutenant United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Chemical Society (chairman Virginia Blue Ridge section 1971), Virginia Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Kappa Alpha.
Married Edna Moore McCormick, March 10, 1945. Children: James C., Robert M., Thomas M., Janet G., Elizabeth A. Bachelor of Science, Virginia.