WOOD, Rinaldo Roscoe
- Born: 21 Apr 1868, Jordanville, NY
- Marriage: LONGSHORE, Maude on 27 Mar 1890
- Died: 25 Jan 1953 at age 84
- Buried: 28 Jan 1953, Arlington County, VA
 General Notes:
Various census records validate birth date, wife, daughter.
Marriage date from typewritten family notes.
Have photograph.
In 1934 his address was 2100 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D.C. I have a copy of a letter he wrote to the Dept of Veterans Affairs requesting copies from John Ward's pension file. He paid 50 cents for the copies. See pages 21-23 of John Ward's pension file.
Noted events in his life were:
• Honors: Received Masons 50-year medal, 18 Jun 1946, Herkimer, NY. Documented in Syracuse Herald Journal on June 19, 1946.
• Illness: Major operation, 7 Oct 1947, Walter Reed Hospital, Washington DC?. Syracuse Herald Journal reported the following on 10-8-1947.
Washington - Attaches of Walter Reed Hospital reported today that Col. Rinaldo R. Wood of Herkimer, N.Y. was in "good condition" following a "major operation" yesterday.
In conformity with hospital regulations, they declined to reveal the nature of the operation, but said it was not emergency in character.
"Colonel Wood is doing fine," the hospital's executive officer reported.
Wood was admitted to Walter Reed on Sept 27. It is anticipated that he will be discharged in two or three weeks.
Rinaldo married Maude LONGSHORE, daughter of Gideon D LONGSHORE and Anna GLOO, on 27 Mar 1890. (Maude LONGSHORE was born on 14 Jan 1869 in Buffalo, Erie, NY, died in 1959 and was buried in Arlington County, VA.)
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