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Servicemen * Wo - surnames |
Leroy C. Wood was born May 13, 1900 to Leroy and Grace Campfield Wood. He died Mar. 3, 2001 and is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, IA
Pvt. Wood served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Martin Eugene Wood, Jr. was born Nov. 19, 1913 to Martin E. (Sr.) and Margaret Jamieson Wood. He died Feb. 17, 1998 and is buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Des Moines, IA.
Pvt. Wood served in World War II with the U.S. Army and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Virgil Howard Wood was born Jan. 17, 1922 to Joseph J. and Bessie Matilda Salisbury Wood. He died May 18, 1945 and is buried in Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium.
Cpl. Wood served in World War II with the U.S. Army 1st Ranger Battalion and died in Belgium while in the service of his country.
Source: ancestry.com
Vernon Walter Woodard was born May 19, 1926 to Dow and Floy Edith Smithers Woodard. He died Nov. 29, 2014 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Petty Officer Woodard served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Frederick Bolton Woodcock was born Dec. 26, 1927. He died Apr. 24, 1985 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Sgt. Woodcock served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star.
Source: ancestry.com
Allen Roscoe Woodland was born Oct. 28, 1905 to William J. and Laura Jack Woodland. He died June 21, 1948 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Sgt. Woodland served in World War II with the U.S. Army 68th SIgnal Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Don Pearson Woods was born Mar. 18, 1923 to Raymond Arthur and Lorena Maude Pearson Woods. He died Sept. 8, 1944 and is buried in Mitchellville Cemetery, Mitchellville, IA.
2nd Lt. Woods served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 577th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group and was MIA on a bombing run. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Jack Eldon Woods was born Jan. 8, 1921 to Forest E. and Flora E. Connor Woods. He died Dec. 3, 1945 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
1st Lt. Woods served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Darrel D. Woodside was born Mar. 30, 1920 to Leo Victor and Beulah Elizabeth Burrell Woodside. He died June 4, 1942 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii and in Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, IA.
Petty Officer Woodside served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) which embarked from Naval Air Station Midway during the “Air Battle of Midway”, against enemy Japanese forces. Woodside and his crew did not return. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross and the Presidential Unit Citation for his heroic actions on June 4, 1942.
Source: ancestry.com
Dwight Richard Woodside was born Oct. 23, 1917 to Leo Victor and Beulah Elizabeth Burrell Woodside. He died Oct. 4, 1968 and is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA.
Chief Warrant Officer Woodside served in World War II with the U.S. Navy. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Carroll Edward Worlan was born Apr. 14, 1921 to A. T. and Dorothy M. Humphrey Worlan. He died July 10, 2004 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Capt. Worlan served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jun 2020 & Jul 2022 & Jul 2023