Show SERVED IN WORLD WAR AT 70 colonel wood began fighting for his country at age aga of fifteen one of the most remarkable war records ever brought to light la 14 that of col al a rall r s h n I 1 11 I 1 W wood U S A retired r 0 11 r ed of isolee idalgo who begun began fighting for ills country in III the civil war nt at tile the age of fifteen years and after surviving campaigns in III tile alie indian and spanish A ni in e r I 1 can wars ca entered the alie world war when seventy years old serving nearly three years T alday duy although years old ld colonel wood Is Ins inspector general of t the grand army of tile republic and Is chaplain of tile tho john regan post lost of tile american legion bols iloise Il olse idaho which lie organized and serece served us as its first drat commander colonel wood as born june 4 1810 1846 fifteen years later lie was li carIng it musket in the civil war lie ile was twice wounded during tills this ice cc later tie lie served in fit tile the indian wars as senior medical officer in two expeditions against tho the cheyenne and floux loux in tho the spanish american war lie ho was chief surgeon of tile first tit dl cislon of tile fifth army corps from its organization until its after tile lie santiago lago campaign in the lie world war colonel wood was on active duty fruin front june 21 23 1010 1910 until I 28 1910 1919 ho was under fire in till all except tile world war aind received three medals for distinguished service |