National Memorial Day Concert to feature North Mississippi World War II POW

National Memorial Day Concert to feature North Mississippi World War II POW

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. Olin Pickens, 104, recalled one of the worst moments of his time as a prisoner of war during World War II. Pickens said his company lost 75 men in what he called a “suicide mission” to establish forward positions to slow down the Germans’ advance in north Africa. Throughout the night, German soldiers fired flares trying to locate American soldiers.  Pickens crawle…