Picking, Sherwood, 1890-1941

Capt. Sherwood Picking was the son of Rear Admiral Henry Forry Picking and Laura Sherwood Picking, a great grandson of John Neal, of Portland, Me., and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1911. He was killed Sept. 1, 1941 in a crash of an RAF Ferry Command plane while it was attempting to land in the British Isles in a dense fog while on his way to take up new duties as assistant naval attaché at the American Embassy in London. He was a resident of Baltimore, Md.

From the description of Sherwood Picking autograph letter signed, undated. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 233636400

Capt. Sherwood Picking was the son of Rear Admiral Henry Forry Picking and Laura Sherwood Picking, a great grandson of John Neal, of Portland, Me., and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1911. He was killed Sept. 1, 1941 in the crash of an RAF Ferry Command plane while it was attempting to land in the British Isles in a dense fog. He was on his way to take up new duties as assistant naval attaché at the American Embassy in London

From the description of Sea fight off Monhegan : research papers, 1938-1941. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 166428843

U.S. Naval officer and ship captain. Son of Rear Admiral Henry Forry Picking and Laura Sherwood Picking, great grandson of John Neal of Portland, and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1911. Killed Sept. 1, 1941 in the crash of an RAF Ferry Command plane while it was attempting to land in the British Isles in a dense fog. He was on his way to take up new duties as assistant naval attaché at the American Embassy in London.

From the description of Cruise of the schooner Salee, 30 August 1939 to 20 March 1940, Solomon Islands, Maryland--Rio de Janiero-- Miami, Florida : the diary of Captain Sherwood Picking, USN, ca. 2011. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 733544411