Richard Alan Wood (1946 - 1972)

Born 28 Mar 1946 in Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Nov 1972 at age 26 in Albuquerque, Bernallio, New Mexico, USA

Biography

Richard, son of Brian Herman Wood and Elizabeth Schmuck, was born in Bremerton, Washington on 28 March 1946. He was a twin and his brother was Robin. They also had an older sister. In the 1950 census, Richard (age 4) was the grandson of E. A. Schmuck in Clallam, Washington, United States.^[1]

After high school, Richard served as an electrician in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War.^[2].^[3] After his time in the service he moved to New Mexico. Richard died on 23 November 1972 in a car accident in Albuquerque, New Mexico.^[4][5] He was buried in Ivy Green Cemetery in Bremerton, Washington.^[6]

Research Notes

• Richard's profile ID on FamilySearch is [G62K-J6H].
• Richard A. Wood, twin, b 3-28-1946 Bremerton, d 11-23-1972 Albuquerque, NM. He and his twin were in U.S. Navy, serving on the destroyer USS Richard B. Anderson off the coast of Vietnam. They were discharged in June 1971.

Sources

1. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clallam, Washington; Roll: 5686; Sheet Number: 72; Enumeration District: 5-3
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #67380811 (accessed 19 June 2023)
   Richard Wood (4), single grandson, in the household of E A Schmuck (69) in Clallam, Washington, USA. Born in Washington.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #3231644 (accessed 19 June 2023)
   Name: Richard A Wood; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 28 Mar 1946; Death Date: 23 Nov 1972; Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 30 Sep 1965; Discharge Date: 30 Sep 1969.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #4709296 (accessed 19 June 2023)
   Name: Richard A. Wood; Rank: Electrician's Mate 3rd Class; Birth Date: 28 Mar 1946; Service Number: 915 84 44; Service Branch: US Navy; Enlistment Date: 29 Sep 1965; Discharge Date: 9 Jun 1971; Death Date: 23 Nov 1972; Cemetery: Ivy Green; Cemetery Location: Bremerton, Washington, USA.
4. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
   FamilySearch Record: J1YC-PWY (accessed 19 June 2023)
   Richard Wood death Nov 1972 (born 28 Mar 1946).
5. ↑ Death: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
   FamilySearch Record: 6KW1-W2CN (accessed 19 June 2023)
   Richard A Wood died Nov 1972 (born 28 Mar 1946).
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has an image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #41970419 (accessed 19 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Richard A Wood (28 Mar 1946-23 Nov 1972), citing Ivy Green Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Libby (contributor 46950582).

See also:

• Bell, Geta Gina Bells in U. S. A. and Allied Families 1650-1977 (privately published, 1977) As of Jun 2021, this book is not available online due to copyright Bell Family on Wayback machine Note: The web version is excerpted from a longer document provided by June Smith. A lot of the material in it also appears in Fred Hawthorne's database.
• Bell Family

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.