Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts

Thursday, November 24, 2016

K.D,Wood U.S.Navy July 1943 - March 1946

Kirt DeMar Wood and his brother Lex, 1368 Park St. SLC, UT about 1937

Registration Card 1943



31 Dec 1943 to 30 Jun 1944
30 Apr 1944 Report of Changes U.S.S. Nave  Hospital Seattles Washington
 Kirt DeMar Wood
briefly transferred to the Marines
1944 Marine Corps Muster Roll

back in the U.S.Navy

1944 Camp Pendleton, CA 
Kirt - 2nd from R

31 Aug 1944 date of Sailing / Report of Changes of U.S.S. Servpac Admin., Servpac Hospital Corp Pool


Hill, 
Murry Madsen-St George, Utah, 
V. Carl Merrel-New Mexico, 
K. D. Wood, Salt Lake City, Utah 
Oct or Nov 1945

 'Dee" at Long Beach LDS Chaple, Oct 1945
 Thayne Harris-Malad, Idaho,
K.D. Wood-Salt Lake City, Utah

'Buz' Irwin,
K.D. Wood,
Red Court,
Ken Hayden,

 On back of photo: L.S.T.34 Daydock, Consolidated Corp. October 1945 San Pedro, Calif.
Yes, she is too big-longer than a football field. Higher up than it looks too. Big loaded Army trucks can go thru that mouth.  guns are all off at this "setting." Big daydoch too.

K.D.Wood very back with hat straight over forehead

Liae Hawaii LDS Temple
Honolulu Tabernacle 

K.D.Wood

Dee and Lex
Dee and Lex

These brothers saw each other only once During the War. 


On back of photo: June 17, 1945. Yes, 'dis is me. no, this is not the same picture as the other one with only me. I hope you like these "pix." Army shoes. Yes, that's my adam's apple - whose esle do you think it is or could Be? The flag is a church flad (a cross). Notice in other pictures.  All my Heart "Dee"
The 3 PhM's L.S.T.34
July 14 1945 At Sea
[Pharmacist Mates]
on back of photo: 3 pals July 14 1945
Hayden - Davenport, Iowa
Irwin DuBois, PA
Wood, S.L.C, Utah
Wood, Hayden July 14 1945
[I believe that Ken Hayden became a minister, the Wood family visited Iowa about 1957, a few years later Hayden passed away.]
On back of photo: "Court", "Woody", Irwin July 14 1945. At Sea. On Way Back to States. [Courtney, Wood, Irwin]
K.D.Wood

Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944
2 Jun 1945

K.D.Wood, SLC, Utah





Note: more photo and information could be added.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Memorial Day - U.S. Army Service WWI

front center: G. Ensign SMITH
Batteru C, 145 Field Arrilery, Camp Kearney, San Diego, Calif. Dec 22 1917. [cropped photo]

Geo Ensign SMITH in the gunner seat
Army serial # 1,640,541
Enlisted in: NG at Logan Utah 9 Apr 1917 (age 19)
Organizations: Btry C 145 FA to disch.
Grades: Corp 4 Aug 1917; Sgt 1 Oct 1918
Served overseas: France - 5 Aug 1918 to 4 Jan 1919
Fort Douglas Sep 1917 (sitting far left Geo Ensign SMITH)
"1 Henry Frogley 2 Hula (dog) 3 The Hon. (Geo Ensign SMITH) 4 A.T.Larsen"
arrows points to Geo Ensign SMITH"Geo. Ensign SMITH and Henry Frogley some where some time"
"1 Dots Im (Geo. Ensign SMITH) 2 Saigt Picket 3 No. Croxton 4 Zollinger 5 Frank"
"1 Henry Frogley a dandy good clean chum 2 The Hon (Geo Ensign SMITH)
3 A L Larsen from Cove up by Lewiston (ID)"


Forwarded 26 Jan 1921 Victory Medal with clasp: France
Bronze "Victory Button" issued
Paid in full $24.40 21 Jan 1919


[note below photo of girlfriend A. Ella Hawkes they married 27 Aug 1919]
The United States of America Honors the Memory of George E. SMITH
signed Lyndon B. Johnson President of the United States

Ninety four years later (1917-2011) great great grandson visits George Ensign SMITH (1898-1967) memorial .
note: memorial births is off by one year.
See: grandson in GE SMITH WWI helmet.