Gunnison Valley News | 1920-11-05 | Page 9 | 2 Delegates Also G. A. R. 'S

2 DELEGATES ALSO G. A. R.'S Special Welcome Extended to Representatives Repre-sentatives at Convention Who Had Served at Other Wars. Two distinguished delegates to the American Legion national convention at Cleveland received a special welcome wel-come from Franklin D'Olier, the retiring re-tiring commander, when it was learned that they were also members of the Grand Army of the Republic. They were Lieut. Col. Marshall W. Wood, TJ. S. A., retired, of Boise, Idaho, and Dr. Wesley Thompson of Huntington Park, Cal. Lieutenant Colonel Wood, who Is seventy-four years old, was wounded twice in the Civil war, served In the Spanish-American and Indian wars and was on active duty during the World war. He served as the first commander of a Legion post at Boise. Doctor Thompson, a spry young man of seventy-six, served for two years in the Civil war. He attempted to enlist at tbe start of the World war but was at first rejected. In October. Oc-tober. 1018, he succeeded in obtaining a commission as a first lieutenant In the medical corps and served for some time in army camps in southern California.