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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. He began his military career as an army doctor on the frontier, where he received the Medal of Honor.
On August 6, 1903, Major General Leonard Wood assumed his position as the governor of Moro Province and commander of the Department of Mindanao-Jolo. Wood was somewhat heavy-handed in his dealing with the Moros, being "personally offended by the Moro propensity for blood feuds, polygamy, and human trafficking" [ 25 ] and with his "ethnocentrism ...
The 89th Division was officially established by the War Department on 5 August 1917, four months after the American entry into World War I, at Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas. On 27 August, Major General Leonard Wood, formerly the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, assumed command. Organization of the division began during the last week ...
The First Battle of Bud Dajo, also known as the Moro Crater Massacre, was a counterinsurgency action conducted by the United States Army and Marine Corps [1] against the Moro people in March 1906, during the Moro Rebellion in the southwestern Philippines. [2][3][4] Whether the occupants of Bud Dajo were hostile to U.S. forces is disputed, as ...
Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the Central Department, came the next day to Omaha by order of Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. Peace was enforced by 1,600 soldiers. Martial law was not formally proclaimed in Omaha, but it was effectively enacted throughout the city.
It was commanded by Major General Leonard Wood, formerly the Chief of Staff of the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient. The drafted men assigned to the division chiefly came from Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota, although there were also small contingents from the United States at large.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, born 1860 and died Aug. 6, 1927, is buried in Section 21, Grave S-10 of Arlington National Cemetery. Wood is a Medal of Honor recipient. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/released)
James E. Bonner is a United States Army major general who last served as the deputy commanding general of United States Army North from 2023 to 2024. [1] He served as commanding general of the United States Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood from 2020 to 2023. He previously served as commanding general of the 20th ...