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Personal info

Full name
WOOD, Robert J
Date of birth
18 January 1918
Age
27
Place of birth
Meeker, Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Oakland, Alameda County, California

Military service

Service number
39051921
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
342nd Infantry Regiment,
86th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hohenlimburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 20 30

Immediate family

Members
Joseph M. Wood (father)
Rosa B. (Childress) Wood (mother)
Anna L. Wood (sister)
Fannie M. Wood (sister)
William R. Wood (brother)
Maxine L. (Fagala) Wood (wife)
Robert J. Wood (son)

More information

Pfc Robert J. Wood attended high school for four years and was employed at Kay Manufacturing Corporation.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www. Ancestry.com – U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / Wood Family Tree, 1920 US Census, WWII Draft Card,
http://www.fold3.com/page/2067_wwii_europe/stories/#6837/

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet