Name:
John Shirley Wood
Rank:
Major General
Serial Number:
Unit:
4th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1966-07-02
State:
Arkansas
Cemetery:
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery,
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star,
Comments:
1932 - 1937 Professor of Military Science & Tactics, Culver Military Academy, Indiana; 1937 - 1939 Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 80th Field Artillery Regiment; 1939 - 1940 Chief of Staff, 3rd Army; 1940 - 1941 Commanding Officer Artillery, 1st Division; 1941 Commanding Officer Artillery, 2nd Armored Division; 1941 Chief of Staff, I Armored Corps; 1941 - 1942 Commanding General 5th Armored Division; 1942 - 1945 Commanding General 4th Armored Division (North West Europe); 1945 - 1946 Commanding General Tank Training Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky; 1946 Retired