World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Everett Waite Wood
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rhode Island
Honored By
Christopher Montagna
GRADUATED FROM DARTMOUTH COLLEGE IN 1938 AND ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN 1940 AS A NAVAL AVIATOR CADET. AFTER GRADUATION HE WAS STATIONED IN ICELAND IN THE SUMMER OF 1942 AS A MEMBER OF VP-84. ON JUNE 20, 1943, WHILE PILOTING A PBY-5A HE ATTACKED AND SUNK U-388 WITH ALL HANDS. TRANSFERRED STATESIDE IN OCTOBER OF 1943 AND WAS MUSTERED OUT AS A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER IN 1945. AWARDS: BRITISH DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.