Citation · C0175 · record
American Soldiers of World War I
Haulsee, W. M.; Washington, D. C.; Soldiers of the Great War Volume 1
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The page image is readable and shows "WOOD, Franklin, Chicago." under Illinois, Killed in Action, Lieutenants—Continued. This matches the first and last name and fits a death in 1918, but the middle initial G is not given and no dates or other identifiers appear. The entry is consistent with the claimed name but does not fully establish it.
Matches: Page 273 of Soldiers of the Great War, Illinois, Killed in Action, Lieutenants—Continued, lists "WOOD, Franklin, Chicago."; Surname and first name match the claimed Franklin Wood; Killed in action fits a death in 1918
Limits: The entry gives only "Franklin Wood, Chicago" with no middle initial, so the claimed "G" is not confirmed; The entry has no birth or death date, so it cannot confirm 1895–1918; It lists no parents, spouse or other detail to tie this Franklin Wood, Chicago, to the person in the database; The claim concerns the name only, and the record supports only part of it (Franklin Wood); Rank is Lieutenant; the database does not say whether the person was an officer
What it supports
- Person — Franklin G Wood