World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Wood
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Four-Mile, Kentucky
Honored By
Larry Ball
Relationship
Nephew
At the outbreak of WWII he was serving as a Private in a Rifle Company and participated in several Pacific Theater Campaigns. Recipient of a Battlefield Commission and the Bronze Star Medal with a "V" device for Heroism in Combat along with the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received.