Show SERVED IN WORLD WAR AT 70 lieutenant colonel wood begin began fighting for hit his country at age aga of fifteen one of the most remarkable war ever brought to light la is that of col marshall 11 a r a b a I 1 I 1 W wood U S A tv retired of boise idaho who began lighting fighting for his country in the civil war at the ago age of fifteen years and after surviving campaigns in the indian and spanish A american 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 la Is chaplain of the john regan began post of the american legion balse idaho which he organized and served as its first commander colonel wood was born bom june 4 fifteen years later he was bearing a musket in the civil war ne ile was twice wounded during tills this service later he served in the indian wars as senior medical officer in two expeditious expeditions against the cheyenne and sioux in the spanish american war tie was calef surgeon of the first dl vidon vi vl don ilon of the fifth army corps from ats organization until its after the santiago campaign in the world war colonel wood was waa on active duty from june 23 1916 until february 28 1019 ile he was under fire la in all except the world war and received three medals for distinguished service |