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Show SERVED IN WORLD WAR AT 70 Lieutenant Colonel Wood Began Fighting for His Country at Age of Fifteen. One of the most remarkable war records ever brought to light Is that -r?. of Lleut- Co1-f Co1-f ? Marshall W. V Wood, U. S. A. 1 (retired) of 35 Boise, Idaho, who JV began fighting for cls country in , the Civil war at , 3s the age of fif-v fif-v teen years and, - J after surviving 1 campaigns in the 1 l ' IndIan and Span-Lfca Span-Lfca ' .,SJ ish - A m e r 1 can wars, entered the World war when seventy years old, serving nearly three years. ' Today, although seventy-five years old, Colonel Wood is Inspector general of the Grand Army of the Republic, and Is chaplain of the John Regan post of the American Legion, Boise, Idaho, which he organized and served us its first commander. Colonel Wood was born June 4, 1846. Fifteen years later he was bearing a musket in the Civil war. He was twice wounded during this service. serv-ice. Later, he served In the Indian wars as senior medical officer In two expeditions agninst the Cheyenne and Sioux. In the Spanish-American war he was chief surgeon of the First division di-vision of the Fifth nrmy corps from Its organization until Its abadonment after the Santiago campaign. In the World war Colonel Wood was on active duty from June 23, 1916, until un-til February 23, 1919. He was ,under fire in all except the World war and received three medals for distinguished distin-guished service. |