Lawrence G. Wood papers, 1941-1979.

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Lawrence G. Wood papers, 1941-1979.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence / letters, personnel documents, organizational documents, unit histories, clippings, leaflets / brochures, ephemera. Contains information pertaining to the following wars: World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII). General description of the collection: The Lawrence G. Wood papers include service records, correspondence, and ephemera pertaining to Wood's WWII military service, post-war employment, and civic and veterans' activities, including the Rainbow Division Veterans' Association.

1 box.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7674942

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Wood, Lawrence G.

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Lawrence G. Wood was a United States (U.S.) Army soldier. He served in the U.S Army in World War I with the 167th Ambulance Company, 42nd Division, in France; in World War II with the Quartermaster Corps with United States Army Forces in the Middle East (USAFIME), at several locations in Egypt, and retired in 1944. When not in active military service, Wood worked in the petroleum industry in Oklahoma and Texas. From the description of Lawrence G. Wood papers, 1941-1979. (US Army, Mil...

Rainbow Division Veterans Association

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Charles Oakson Matthews was born in Washington, D.C. on 15 November 1890. On 12 June 1917, Matthews and his brother Jim enlisted in the District of Columbia National Guard. Charlie served with the 165th Field Hospital, 177th Sanitary Train of the 42nd Division out of Camp Mills, Hempstead, New York (later called the "Rainbow" Division.) As part of the Medical Corps, Matthews followed the frontline troops, setting up field hospitals where needed. The 42nd Division moved to the front ...