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Woods commanded 2 Marine Aircraft Wing from 11 June 1945 on.
1895-10-7 |
Born at Fredonia, New York |
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1917 |
Graduates from Syracuse
University |
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1917-4-4 |
Second
lieutenant |
Commissioned in the Marine Corps |
1918-3 |
CL Pittsburgh |
|
1921-10 |
Flight school |
|
1922-6 |
Marine Air Station, Quantico |
|
1924-7 |
Executive officer,
Observation Squadron Two |
|
1926-8 |
Aviation Section,
Headquarters Marine Corps |
|
1933-8 |
1 Marine Brigade, Observation
Squadron 9M, Haiti |
|
1934-8 |
Marine Corps Schools |
|
1936 |
Chief, Aviation Section,
Marine Corps Schools |
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1937-6 |
Executive officer, 2 Marine
Aircraft Group |
|
1938 |
Commander, 2 Marine Aircraft
Group |
|
1940-6 |
Naval War College |
|
1941-5 |
Chief of staff, 1
Marine Aircraft Wing |
|
1943-6 |
Director, Division of
Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps |
|
1944-8-21 |
Major general |
Commander, 4
Marine Aircraft Wing |
1945-6-11 |
Commander, 2
Marine Aircraft Wing |
|
1945-11 |
Commander, 1 Marine Aircraft Wing | |
1946-8 |
Commander, Marine Air West
Coast |
|
1947-9 |
Commander, 1 Marine Aircraft Wing | |
1951-7-1
|
Retires |
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1971-10-20
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Dies at Washington, D.C. |
References
Marine
Corps History Division (accessed 2008-10-2)
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