World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Harold Wood
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Marietta, Georgia
Honored By
Thomas Wood
Relationship
Self
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC ABOARD THE USS FIXITY AM-235 MINESWEEPER. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC WITH 2 STARS, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDALS. WAS IN BATTLE OF OKINAWA AND MINESWEEPING AROUND THE JAPANESE ISLANDS AND YELLOW SEA. SERVED AS A TRAINER OF THE 40MM ANTI-AIR CRAFT GUN.