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WOOD, John Robert - Date of
birth
29 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana -
Hometown
Fremont County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36612727 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 16 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert L. Wood (father)
Iva B.M. (Horning) Sudo (mother)
William Sudo (stepfather)
Dorothy J. Wood (sister)
Leona J. Wood (sister)
Louise M. (Vitale) Wood (wife)
More information
John R. Wood graduated from Florence High School in 1940.He enlisted on 9 February 1943 in Denver, Colorado.
He was reported wounded in action near Linnich.
One photo showes him in his battle gear on 7 February 1945, just weeks before he was killed.
The photo in color is of John Wood and his wife Louise Marie Vitale.
The third picture shows him in the middle with his stepfather William Sudo on his left and his mother Iva Bertha May (Lou) Horning Wood Sudo, and his niece Carole Wates.
He is remebered at the Union Highlands Cemetery in Florence, Colorado. The ladies on either side are his sisters, Dorothy Jacqueline Wood Chiri (on the left) and Leona Jeannette Wood Wates (on the right).
The final black & white is a picture of his nieces at his grave stone, Judith Chiri Mulkey (on the left) and Carole Wates Lanoff (on the right).
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Judith Chiri Mulkey, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Judith Chiri Mulkey