- SURNAME
Wood
- FORENAME
Leland Vere
- UNIT
- RANK
Technician Fifth Grade
- NUMBER
36859788
- AWARD
Bronze Star
- PLACE
Burma 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Tuscola,Tuscola County,Michigan
born 22.3.1924 Speaker,Michigan
son of Jesse Vere and Fern (nee Garrett) Wood
graduated Creston High School,Grand Rapids,Michigan 1943
enlisted 1943
475 Infantry Regiment 1944-45
awarded Purple Heart (unit/date ?)
honorable discharge 1946
attended General Motors Institute,Flint,michigan
Chrysler Corp.,Detroit,Michigan (experimental design lab) (retired 1978)
married Frances Graham 6.8.1949 (1 son David,2 daughters Mary Lou and Linda)
last residence 232 Grandview Street,Bennington,Vermont (since 1979)
died 20.3.2006 Bennington,Vermont
Elk Township Cemetery,Peck,Sanilac County,Michigan
born 22.3.1924 Speaker,Michigan
son of Jesse Vere and Fern (nee Garrett) Wood
graduated Creston High School,Grand Rapids,Michigan 1943
enlisted 1943
475 Infantry Regiment 1944-45
awarded Purple Heart (unit/date ?)
honorable discharge 1946
attended General Motors Institute,Flint,michigan
Chrysler Corp.,Detroit,Michigan (experimental design lab) (retired 1978)
married Frances Graham 6.8.1949 (1 son David,2 daughters Mary Lou and Linda)
last residence 232 Grandview Street,Bennington,Vermont (since 1979)
died 20.3.2006 Bennington,Vermont
Elk Township Cemetery,Peck,Sanilac County,Michigan
