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Leonard Wood (October 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) was a United States Army major general, physician, and public official. He served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army , Military Governor of Cuba , and Governor-General of the Philippines .
The first battle at Bud Dajo took place during the final days of General Leonard Wood's term as governor of the Moro Province. Wood's term was a time of great reform. Some of these reforms, including the abolition of slavery and the imposition of the cedula, as a registration poll tax, were unpopular with his Moro (Muslim) subjects.
Fort Leonard Wood is a U.S. Army training installation located in the Missouri Ozarks.The main gate is located on the southern boundary of the city of St. Robert.The post was created in December 1940 and named in honor of General Leonard Wood (former Chief of Staff) in January 1941.
Many Republicans sought the presidential nomination, including General Leonard Wood, Illinois Governor Frank Lowden and California Senator Hiram Johnson. Dark horse Harding, however, was nominated. Many wanted to nominate Wisconsin Senator Irvine L. Lenroot for vice president, but Coolidge was nominated instead, because he was known for his ...
Shortly after that, over 4,000 federal troops under the command of Major General Leonard Wood arrived to restore order. [15] The steel industry's jobs provided Gary with rapid growth and a diverse population within the first 26 years of its founding.
A young man and his biological father were reunited in the Army after living separate lives for years. On Aug. 28, the U.S. Army’s Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office shared the ...
General Leonard Wood (still on active duty after serving a term as Chief of Staff of the Army), ex-president Theodore Roosevelt, and former secretaries of war Elihu Root and Henry Stimson were the driving forces behind the preparedness movement, along with many of the nation's most prominent bankers, industrialists, lawyers and scions of ...
The body of a missing U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Roque of Ligonier, Ind., was found in a dumpster on Oct.21, 2024 at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri and a person of interest has been arrested in ...