U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image of the 1950 headstone application is readable. It names Norman B. Wood, born 11/6/1889 and died 9/10/50, a Colonel in the Infantry, buried at Forest View cemetery in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. This agrees with the claimed name and the 1889–1950 life span, but 'Bentley' is only implied by the initial B, so the record is consistent rather than fully stating the claim.
Matches: Name given as WOOD, Norman B., matching surname, first name and middle initial B (Bentley); Date of birth 11/6/1889 matches the 1889 birth year in the claim; Date of death 9/10/50 matches the 1950 death year in the claim; Applicant Mrs Mae C. Wood, with the same surname, at Two Rivers, Wisconsin, is plausibly a widow
Limits: The record gives only the middle initial 'B.', not 'Bentley', so the full name is not stated; The form does not name parents or any other relationship that would confirm this is the same Norman Bentley Wood; The claim only gives years, so the exact birth and death dates cannot be compared with it; Applicant's relationship to the deceased is not stated, only inferred from the shared surname