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James (Jim) Wood is truly one of the great Americans of our time, not only as a genuine military hero in many ways and each of zenith proportions and as one of the most highly-regarded professionals to practice medicine, but in all other parts of his extraordinary life, especially as a family man, and a purveyor of human values. As you read this book, you will respect, admire, and even love him, and even more so if you already know him. And when you finish reading it, his life might very well change yours forever for the better.

Doctor James (Jim) Wood, Medical Doctor (M.D.)

*Nationally, and even internationally, known physician, has a part-time home at Grandfather Golf and Country Club in Linville, North Carolina.

*High School graduate of The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he served as the official bugler.

*University of Tennessee at Chattanooga graduate (earned Bachelor of Science degree).

*University of Tennessee School of Medicine graduate (earned Medical Doctor's degree).

*After graduating from the University of Tennessee School of Medicine, became licensed to practice medicine in the States of Tennessee and Mississippi.

*Next graduated from three-month training at the School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio, Texas.

*Captain, Flight Surgeon, United States Air Force. Served in the 12th Air Force during The Vietnam Conflict (War). First stationed at the James Connally Air Force Base Headquarters in Waco, Texas from October 1967 to June 1968. The 12th Air Force was placed under Tactical Air Command while stationing its organizational headquarters at James Connally Air Force Base (AFB).

*Also stationed in three more military sites: the Belgian Congo or Zaire (Also known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Congo-Kinshasa), Africa Joint Task Force, Strike Command from November-December 1967 and U-Tapao, Thailand from July 1968 to June 1969.

*Was also relocated and stationed for six weeks at the United States Embassy in India for six weeks during his tenure in Thailand.

*In between his stints serving in the Belgian Congo Joint Task Force and in Thailand, or during the eight months from December 1967 to July, 1968, he was also sent back to work from the 12th (Twelfth) Air Force Base Headquarters in Waco.

*Was the on-call military emergency physician for former United States President Lyndon Johnson when President Johnson and his entourage flew to the Austin, Texas region, where Johnson and his wife, Claudia (Lady Bird) were both from.

*Served as a general Medical Doctor (M.D.), surgeon, and ear, nose and throat specialist at various hospitals including those in Memphis, Johnson City, and Elizabethton, Tennessee as well as at the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital at Mountain Home in Johnson City.

*Co-Founder of the Johnson City Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, the Johnson City Eye and Ear Hospital, as well as the Watauga Hearing Conservation in Johnson City.

*Served on the Board of Directors at Lees McRae College, the Grandfather Home for Children, and the Holston Presbytery Camp and Retreat Center, all in Banner Elk, North Carolina.

*Served on the Board of Directors at Baysmount Retirement Center of Kingsport, Tennessee.

*Served as a Johnson City Housing Authority and Planning Board Commissioner.

*Has done mission work with his wife, Ann, in Honduras, and fellow-members from their church--First Presbyterian Church of Johnson City.

*Father of four children: three daughters- Helen, Patty, and Wendy; and one son, James, Jr. (deceased).

*Has numerous grandchildren.

*Traveled to more than two dozen foreign countries.

*A book about Doctor Wood's medical and military careers and life, written by Tim Gardner, is being released in 2024.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798350968798
  • Publisher: Bookbaby
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 220
  • ISBN-10: 8350968796
  • Publisher Date: 20 Sep 2024
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y


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