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MAJ Paul Douglas Wood
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MAJ Paul Douglas Wood Veteran

Birth
Washington, USA
Death
7 Apr 1942 (aged 34)
Bataan Province, Central Luzon, Philippines
Monument
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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This Memorial is part of a Monument - National World War II Memorial (Monument) on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

USNA Class of X-1931 (departed end of Annapolis Plebe year)

USMA Class of 1933, Cullum # 9926
Congressional (U.S. Senate) appointment from Pennsylvania
Son of a USMA graduate; Class of 1889, Cullum # 3312
Younger brother of a USNA graduate; Class of 19xx

Infantry basic branch.

Commander, 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts). DSC, BSM, PH.
First USMA 1933 combat casualty in WWII.

One of [ xx ] men from the USMA Class of 1933 who died during WWII (research ongoing).

One of [ 487 (Battle Deaths) ] graduates from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, classes 1904 - 1944, who made the ultimate sacrifice from 7 December 1941 (Day of Infamy) - 2 September 1945 (VJ Day / VE Day + 116) during World War II (research ongoing).

As of the date of this Remembrance, one of 72,260 Americans still missing in action (MIA) worldwide from World War II (xx,xxx USA).

Remembered at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Tablets of the Missing for WWII, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines; # 56778306

Sources: USMA AoG Memorial Article, USMA REGISTER of Graduates & Former Cadets, USNA Memorial Wall, American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) website, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) website
This Memorial is part of a Monument - National World War II Memorial (Monument) on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

USNA Class of X-1931 (departed end of Annapolis Plebe year)

USMA Class of 1933, Cullum # 9926
Congressional (U.S. Senate) appointment from Pennsylvania
Son of a USMA graduate; Class of 1889, Cullum # 3312
Younger brother of a USNA graduate; Class of 19xx

Infantry basic branch.

Commander, 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts). DSC, BSM, PH.
First USMA 1933 combat casualty in WWII.

One of [ xx ] men from the USMA Class of 1933 who died during WWII (research ongoing).

One of [ 487 (Battle Deaths) ] graduates from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, classes 1904 - 1944, who made the ultimate sacrifice from 7 December 1941 (Day of Infamy) - 2 September 1945 (VJ Day / VE Day + 116) during World War II (research ongoing).

As of the date of this Remembrance, one of 72,260 Americans still missing in action (MIA) worldwide from World War II (xx,xxx USA).

Remembered at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Tablets of the Missing for WWII, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines; # 56778306

Sources: USMA AoG Memorial Article, USMA REGISTER of Graduates & Former Cadets, USNA Memorial Wall, American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) website, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) website

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