Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class Eldon Wood

The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Thursday, June 21, 1945
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Second Naval Casualty In 2 Days Reported

Eldon Wood Listed Missing Off Okinawa

While further information was received stating that John Gilbert Sutton, of the U.S. Navy reported Wednesday to be killed in action, was interred in an Allied cemetery on a Pacific island, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wood, of Reddington, received word that their son, Eldon E. Wood, also a motor machinist's mate, was reported missing in the Pacific area.

Wood's Ship Sunk.

Eldon E. Wood, motor machinist's mate, third class, was reported missing in action after the sinking of his ship during the first part of this month, his parents have learned. His last letter home was also dated May 27, and his parents believe him to have been of Okinawa at that time.

MoMM 3/c Wood, age nineteen, was graduated from Cameron High School, Cameron, Missouri, with the class of 1943. Coming to Reddington a short time later, he was employed with the government pipe-line project there, of which his father is an engineer.

He returned to Missouri in November, 19443, and was inducted into the Navy from there. He received his training at Farragut, Idaho, and at a machinist school in San Diego, California. He has been overseas eight months. His family and friends hope to hear that he is alive and well and will be reported found soon.

The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Friday, August 10, 1945
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Navy Man, Listed Missing, Is Now Officially Dead

Eldon E. Wood, motor machinist's mate, third class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Wood, of Reddington, has now been officially listed as dead, the U.S. Navy has announced. Word that the local young man, previously reported missing, is dead also has been received from the Navy by his parents.

MoMM 3/c Wood, age nineteen was reported missing in action the latter part of June after the sinking of the ship on which he was serving during the early part of that month. The last letter received by his parents was dated May 27 and they believed him to be on Okinawa at that time.

The young motor machinist's mate was graduated from Cameron High School, Cameron, Missouri, with the class of 1943. he came to Reddington a short time later and was employed with the government pipe line project, of which his father is an engineer. He returned to Missouri in November, 1943, and was inducted into the Navy there. He received his training at Farragut, Idaho and at a machinist school in San Diego, California. He had been overseas eight months when the official word was received he was missing.