Lambert Alexander Wood was the son of Dr. William Lee Wood, a physician, and Elizabeth Lambert Wood, a Northwest author. His grandfather was J. H. Lambert, Oregon pioneer horticulturist and originator of the Lambert cherry. He grew up in Portland, Oregon and was an accomplished athlete. While attending Williams College, Lambert enrolled in the volunteer pre-enlistment training program at Plattsburg, New York as part of the "Preparedness" movement before US involvement in World War I. There he was commissioned Second Lieutenant. In March 1918 he sailed for France with the Ninth New York Regiment and shortly after landing in France he was promoted to First Lieutenant. He was part of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division. He was killed in action in France on July 18, 1918. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and French Croix de Guerre. The citation accompanying the cross was signed by General Philippe Petain, Marshal of France, and reads as follows: "Lieutenant Lambert A. Wood, 9th regiment, displayed remarkable coolness and great bravery in command of his machine gun company, covering the very much exposed left flank of his regiment. He was killed during the combat, July 18, 1918, southeast of Soissons." His sister Helen's son, Lambert Alexander Wood II, was named in his honor.
Lambert Alexander Wood was the son of Dr. William Lee Wood, a physician, and Elizabeth Lambert Wood, a Northwest author. His grandfather was J. H. Lambert, Oregon pioneer horticulturist and originator of the Lambert cherry. He grew up in Portland, Oregon and was an accomplished athlete. While attending Williams College, Lambert enrolled in the volunteer pre-enlistment training program at Plattsburg, New York as part of the "Preparedness" movement before US involvement in World War I. There he was commissioned Second Lieutenant. In March 1918 he sailed for France with the Ninth New York Regiment and shortly after landing in France he was promoted to First Lieutenant. He was part of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division. He was killed in action in France on July 18, 1918. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and French Croix de Guerre. The citation accompanying the cross was signed by General Philippe Petain, Marshal of France, and reads as follows: "Lieutenant Lambert A. Wood, 9th regiment, displayed remarkable coolness and great bravery in command of his machine gun company, covering the very much exposed left flank of his regiment. He was killed during the combat, July 18, 1918, southeast of Soissons." His sister Helen's son, Lambert Alexander Wood II, was named in his honor.
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