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WOOD, Jennings - Date of
birth
16 January 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
West Virginia -
Hometown
Braxton County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15053739 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
5th Armored Division,
D Troop
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 December 1944 - Place of
death
Vicinity of Gey, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 67 |
Immediate family
-
Members
L.E. Wood (father)
Martha Wood (mother)
Osie Wood (sister)
Maggie Wood (sister)
Kathleen Wood (sister)
Catherine (Wheeler) Wood (wife)
More information
Sgt Jennings Wood worked on his father's farm before he joined the Regular Army in 30 July 1940 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.cm - 1940 Census / West Virginia Memory Project / West Virginia Marriages / United States World War II Army Enlistment Records
Photo source: Jac Engels