Killed In Action
Gillett Grove, Ia.—Special: Corporal Wyatt C. Wood of this community was killed in action January 19 in the South Pacific area. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood, received official notice from the government of their son’s death. Wood entered the army March 1, 1942, and was assigned to the medical corps. He is survived by his parents, one sister, Mrs. Carlos Clark, Worthington, Minn., and a grandfather, C. Wood, Heron Lake, Minn., a Civil War veteran who was 100 last October.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, Sunday, February 14, 1943 (photo included)
Iowa’s World War II Honor Roll
These Iowans, like the ones pictured in this section last Sunday, have given their lives for their country. They came from all sections of the state, from all walks of life, and they rest today in strange and far away but never-to-be forgotten places. Additional pictures of Iowans who have been killed in combat will be carried on future Sundays.
Source: The Des Moines Register, Sunday, December 12, 1943 (photo included)
Wyatt Clark Wood was born May 30, 1909 to Frank N. and Mina Wyatt Wood. He died Jan. 19, 1943 and is buried in Worthington Cemetery, Worthington, MN.
Sgt. Wood served with the U.S. Army 35th Infantry Medical Dept. in World War II and was KIA while rendering first aid to a wounded soldier on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Source: ancestry.com
