World War II Honoree

William Lawrence Wood

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Honored By

George Weck

Relationship

Friend

PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS A B-17 BOMBER PILOT FOR 25 MISSIONS OVER GERMANY, MIRACULOUSLY, WITHOUT A SINGLE INJURY TO ANY OF THE MEN IN HIS CREWS IN THOSE 181 HOURS IN FLIGHT. HE WAS AWARDED AN AIR MEDAL, 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AND A DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. HE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF WWII AS A TRANSITIONAL INSTRUCTOR IN GORE FIELD, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA ACCUMULATING 1,267 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN VARIOUS PLANES,AND WAS PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPROVED SAFETY RECORD OF THAT FIELD.