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

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The VA Form 40-1330 image is readable. It gives George S. Wood, born July 30, 1891, died Aug 13, 1977, buried at Flanders Field, Marshfield, Wisconsin. The death date matches the claim exactly. Marshfield as the place of death is only implied by the burial and the wife's address, so the claim is consistent rather than fully stated.
Matches: Name on the application is George S. Wood, matching George Slack Wood Jr. by first name, middle initial and surname; Date of death is given as Aug 13, 1977, which matches the claimed death date; Birth is given as July 30, 1891, which matches the claimed birth year of 1891; The applicant is the wife, Mrs. Amanda L. Wood of Marshfield, Wisconsin; Burial is at Flanders Field, Marshfield, Wisconsin, which fits a death in or near Marshfield, Wood County
Limits: The form gives the date of death but not the place of death; Marshfield is inferred from the burial place and the applicant's address; The form shows no 'Jr.' and no full middle name (Slack); the middle initial S. is consistent with it; The form does not name the parents, so it cannot confirm that this George S. Wood is the Jr. in the claim; A headstone application is a secondary source for the death date, because the wife supplied it