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Leonard Wood (October 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) was a physician who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba and Governor General of the Philippines. Early in his military career, he received the Medal of Honor. Wood also holds officer service #2 in the Regular Army (John Pershing holds officer service #1). He was present at the 1906 First Battle of Bud Dajo. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Wood Colonel Arthur Hale Woods (January 29, 1870 – May 12, 1942) was an American educator, journalist, military and law enforcement officer. One of the most prominent police reformers during the early 20th century, he served as deputy New York City Police Commissioner from 1907 to 1909 and later became New York City Police Commissioner in 1914. During his time with the NYPD, he was largely responsible for initiating criminology and sociology in modern policing. In his later years, Woods worked with the Division of Military Aeronautics and was involved in government committees on unemployment under the administrations of Presidents Warren G. Harding and Herbert Hoover. Woods was also an important public servant as trustee for the Board of Education and presided as president and chairman of the board of Rockefeller Center. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Hale_Woods

Police Commissioner Woods was also present. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9801EEDD1538E633A...

Thanks artolog, for providing the link to a good article about the event. We'll add some of this information to the record the next time we update.