All of Earl Wood 's siblings grew up to be highly accomplished . Louise A. Wood was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Truman for her services as over-seas director of the American Red Cross during World War II . and became the executive director of the Girl Scouts of the USA from 1961-1972 . Harland G. Wood was the first director of the Department of Biochemistry at the School of Medicine and Dean of Sciences , Case Western Reserve University . As a biochemist , he was notable for proving in 1935 that animals , humans and bacteria utilized carbon dioxide and received the National Medal of Science . Chester was a teacher and a university administrator ; Delbert was , in succession , a lawyer , a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent , and a railway executive ; Abe was an internist and founder of a Colorado-based medical clinic . Not surprisingly , in 1950 , Earl Wood 's mother , Inez , was awarded the title of " Minnesota Mother of the Year . " Earl and his wife , Ada , had a daughter , Phoebe and three sons , Mark , Guy and E. Andrew
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
Earl Wood