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Robert
Morse
Wood
October 9, 1920

–

September 20, 2019

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Robert Wood graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of January 1943. He resigned in 1948 as a U.S. Army Captain but was recalled to active duty from 1951 to 1953.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers)

    Batallion:

    33d Armored Engineer Battalion

    Division:

    7th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    October 14, 1944
    Headquarters, 7th Armored Division, General Orders No. 91 (November 21, 1944)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers) Robert Morse Wood (ASN: 0-25506), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company A, 33d Armored Engineer Battalion, 7th Armored Division, in action in Holland, on 14 October 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Wood, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.