World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis Marrion Wood
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Honored By
Willie W. Russell
SERVED 1941-1945. TRAINED IN MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA AND OKLAHOMA. SERVED IN ENGLAND, AFRICA, SICILY, NAPLES, FOGGIA, NORMANDY, FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND PLOESTI. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.