World War II Honoree

Burton Clark Wood

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

INDUCTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE AFTER HIS JUNIOR YEAR IN COLLEGE. APPLIED FOR AND WAS SELECTED FOR OFFICER TRAINING. GRADUATED FROM OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AND WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT OF INFANTRY. SERVED WITH ARMY OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘JAPAN’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A LIEUTENANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.