1943-08-26 Lt. Robert L. Pickens, Yamhill, USAF pilot-2
1943-8-26, He Raided Rome in Flying Fortress, "Lieutenant Robert L. Pickens of Yamhill, pilot of a Flying Fortress which took part in the initial raid on Rome, hold two pieces of anti-aircraft flak which he extracted from his plane after a bombing mission over an enemy target. He suffered a leg injury in one fight."