World War II Honoree

Paul L. Wood, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Louisville, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON 13 JULY 1943 AT CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS CREWMAN (3601). DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON 22 MARCH 1945 BOUND FOR THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH THE 579TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION IN AND THROUGH THE LUZON CAMPAIGN. EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A CORPORAL IN THE COAST ARTILLERY CORPS ON 9 MARCH 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI.