Background
PICKERING, Woodell A. was born in 1880 in Walla Walla, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Colonel A. and Celeste Florence (Kuykendall) Pickering.
PICKERING, Woodell A. was born in 1880 in Walla Walla, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Colonel A. and Celeste Florence (Kuykendall) Pickering.
Purdue University; Marine Officers’ School. Naval Submarine Mining School. Infantry. School of Musketry.
Infantry. School; Command and General Staff School.
C. Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, 1900. First Lieutenant, 1903. Captain, 1908; Director, Marine Officers’ School, 1910.
Ballistic Engineer, N.E.W. Company, 1914. Captain, N.Y.N.G., 1917. Major, N.Y.N.G., 1917.
Lieutenant Colonel, National. Army, (N.Y.N.G.), 1918. Colonel, Reserve Corps, United States Army, 1919.
Major, Infantry., Regular Army, 1920. Commanding 41 Infantry., 1921. Executive Officer, Third Corps Area Training Center, 1921-1922.
Institute., Infantry. School, 1924-1927; Instructor. and Librarian, Command and General Staff School, since 1927. Awarded Distinguished Service Cross, United States.
Legion d’Honneur, France. Croix de Guerre, France, with two Palms and one Silver Star. Campaign Medals: Philippine Campaign.
Cuba and Panama Expeditionary. One Victory Medal (four bronze stars). Wound Stripe.
Member: Military Order of World War. Military Order of Carabao. Military Order of Moro Campaigns.
369 Infantry. Association. Sigma Chi. Club: Army and Navy (Wash, and Manila).
Spouse Margaret Wallace Casteel, 1921, Washington, D.