World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Nathan L. Wood
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Benton, Arkansas
Honored By
Arnold A. Wright
Relationship
Friend
DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY IN JANUARY 1943. IN APRIL 1943, TRANSFERRED TO THE AIR CORPS. LATER ASSIGNED TO THE 716TH BOMB SQUADRON, 449TH BOMB GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE FLYING OUT OF ITALY. IN JUNE 1944, HIS B-24 WAS HIT BY FLAK AND AFTER BAILING OUT WAS CAPTURED AND BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR AND CONFINED TO STALAG LUFT IV.