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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General (Retired) Robert Elkington Wood, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as a consultant to the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    Service of Supply

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 19 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Robert Elkington Wood, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I, in connection with the reorganization and operation of the Service of supply of the Army.