Robert E. Wood

General Robert E. Wood
Birth name	Robert Elkington Wood
Born	(1879-06-13)June 13, 1879 Kansas City, Missouri, US
Died	November 6, 1969(1969-11-06) (aged 90) Lake Forest, Illinois, US
Buried	Lake Forest Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1900–1915 1917–1919
Rank	Brigadier general
Battles / wars	Philippine–American War Moro Rebellion World War I Western Front
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Honour-Chevalier (France) Order of St Michael and St George (Great Britain)
Spouse(s)	Mary Hardwick
Relations	2 daughters
Other work	Business executive
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Robert Elkington Wood (June 13, 1879 – November 6, 1969) was an American military officer and business executive. After retiring from the U.S. Army as a brigadier general, Wood had a successful career as a corporate executive, most notably with Sears, Roebuck and Company. A Republican, Wood was a leader in the Old Right American Conservatism movement from the 1920s through the 1960s^[1] as well as a key financial backer of the America First Committee prior to the United States' entry into World War II.