World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George Claude Wood
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Branchville, New Jersey
Honored By
Frank Toth
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
HE WAS ONE OF TWO SONS IN HIS FAMILY WHO SERVED IN WWII. VOLUNTEERED FOR THE PARATROOPS, HE SERVED WITH THE 513TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY OF THE 17TH AIRBORNE DIVISION. DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE, HE WAS TAKEN POW IN BELGIUM ON JANUARY 20, 1945. HE WAS HELD AT TWO PRISON CAMPS AND LATER RELEASED.