World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William J. Wood
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Concord, North Carolina
Honored By
Barbara Wood
Relationship
Wife
LIEUTENANT COLONEL. FIVE CAMPAIGNS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, JUNE 1944 TO MAY 1945: NORMANDY INVASION, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED BRONZE STAR WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH TOILE DE VERMEIL, BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE, EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 CAMPAIGN STARS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION BASTOGNE 1944.