William T. Wood | |
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Born | Irving, Illinois, U.S. | June 19, 1854
Died | December 18, 1943 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 89)
Buried | |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1877–1913 1917–1920 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Service number | 0-13251[1] |
Unit | U.S. Army Infantry Branch Office of the Inspector General of the United States Army |
Commands | Fort Wayne, Michigan 19th Infantry Regiment U.S. Army Recruiting Depot, Jefferson Barracks Inspector General of the United States Army (acting) |
Wars | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Purple Heart |
Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
Spouse(s) |
Janet Judson Sandford
(m. 1877–1943) |
Children | 2 |
Other work | Treasurer and Secretary to the Board of Governors, U. S. Soldiers' Home |
William T. Wood (June 19, 1854 – December 18, 1943) was a career officer in the United States Army. An 1877 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he served from 1877 to 1913 and again from 1917 to 1920. Wood was a veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, and World War I, and attained the rank of brigadier general. He was the longtime chief assistant to the Inspector General of the United States Army, and was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart.