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8 unusual facts about Leonard Wood


1972 Winston 500

The three most notable crew chiefs in this race were Dale Inman, Harry Hyde, and Leonard Wood.

Ariosto A. Wiley

He served as legal adviser and chief of staff to Gen. Henry W. Lawton in Santiago, Cuba, and assisted Gen. Leonard Wood in the establishment of civil government in the eastern Province.

Army of Cuban Occupation Medal

The first Army of Cuban Occupation Medal was awarded to Major General Leonard Wood.

Emilio Bacardi

The American military governor of Santiago, General Leonard Wood, appointed Bacardi as mayor of Santiago.

Frank Frantz

On June 30, Colonel Leonard Wood, the commander of the Rough Riders, was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General.

Old Stone Barracks

During World War I and the years immediately preceding it, the building served as part of the Civilian Military Training Camp at Plattsburgh, the brainchild of General Leonard Wood and forerunner of today's ROTC program.

Paul H. Carlson

Much of the success of the AEF has been attributed to future U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and his friend, General Leonard Wood.

Rosauro Almario

Both Fernandez and Almario resigned, as a sign of protest, upon the reinstatement of Governor-General Leonard Wood to the secret service of the City of Manila.


Charles E. Saltzman

Charles E. Saltzman was born on September 19, 1903 in Zamboanga City in the Philippines, where his father, Charles McKinley Saltzman, was a captain in the Signal Corps of the United States Army, serving on the staff of Major General Leonard Wood.

J. Franklin Bell

In the early spring of 1917, Bell was transferred to the Department of the East at Fort Jay, Governors Island in New York City, and as commander of that department, assuming responsibility for Officers' Training Camps created by his predecessor, Leonard Wood, at Plattsburgh, Madison Barracks, and Fort Niagara.

Rhinelander Waldo

In the course of nearly four years in the Philippines, he served under General Arthur MacArthur, Jr., was on the staff of General Leonard Wood during the Moro rebellion, and commanded a battalion of Philippine Scouts.

Singlestick

American President Theodore Roosevelt and his friend General Leonard Wood were fond of this sport and used to emerge from a contest quite bruised from their rounds.


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Laquey, Missouri

South of Interstate 44, Highway 17 hugs the western edge of Fort Leonard Wood, passes near Laquey, and circles south of the post until it runs out of the county and eventually joins Highway 32 in Roby.

Waynesville, Missouri

South of Interstate 44, Highway 17 hugs the western edge of Fort Leonard Wood, passes near Laquey, and circles south of the post until it runs out of the county and eventually joins Highway 32 in Roby.