"Pick's Pike". After his return to the United States in 1945, he served again as Missouri River Division Engineer. On March 1, 1949, President of the United States Harry S. Truman appointed him Chief of Engineers. Pick was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. Pick City, North Dakota, located by the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River was founded in 1946 and named for him. Pickstown, South Dakota, located by the Fort Randall Dam was also named for him. He died in Washington, D.C., and was buried in Auburn, Alabama. Personal life Pick attended and played college football at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and graduated in 1914. He was initiated into Theta Chi Fraternity in 1924 at Auburn University, where he was a professor of military science and tactics. Pick married Alice Cary, one of the founding members of the Sigma Lambda chapter of Kappa Delta sorority at Auburn. In 1948, Pick was elevated to National Honor Member by Chi Epsilon national civil engineering honor society. The Lewis Andrew Pick Birthplace is a contributing property in the Brookneal Historic District. See also Pickstown, South Dakota Pick City, North Dakota References This article contains public domain text from Generals of World War II 1890 births 1956 deaths Military personnel from Virginia United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army generals Virginia Tech Hokies football players People from Brookneal, Virginia Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) United States Army Corps of Engineers personnel United States Army generals of World War II