In April 1917, he was assigned to the US Navy, and appears to have contributed to the development of camouflage for American merchant ships. On July 31, 1918, he was assigned to the camouflage branch of the Delaware River District in Philadelphia, but (for reasons that are unclear) was reassigned back to New York just ten days later.
As an illustrator and art director, he worked for various book and newspaper publishers, including the MacMillan Company, the New York World, the New York Herald, and the Boston Herald (for which he wrote about yachting). As a marine painter, he was frequently commissioned to make paintings of ocean liners and other ships by major shipping firms.
Yet many paintings and sketches related to the America's Cup illustrate the book :
| W. G. Wood - 15 PAINTINGS
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The America as she appeared August 22d, 1851
910x724
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Cambria, Challenger, in the first Challenge for the America's Cup
1054x672
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Madeleine and Countess of Dufferin in their first Race
1035x756
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Sappho, second Defender of 1871, and Livonia in New York Bay
998x792
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Mischief and Atalanta in their first Race
1029x765
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Puritan and Genesta in their last Race
1227x792
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Mayflower leading Galatea in start of their final race for the America's Cup, off Sandy Hook, September 11, 1886
800x516
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Mayflower and Galatea in their final Race
1227x831
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Volunteer and Thistle in their final Race
1240x816
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1893 America's Cup
1000x652
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Defender and Valkyrie III. in their first Race
1216x813
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Columbia near the Finish Line in final Race against Shamrock 1
1197x786
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Independence, a Study in Color
710x1040
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Independence as she appeared in her last Race
1526x2114
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Finish of second Race between Columbia and Shamrock II
840x1218
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| W. G. Wood - 34 LITHOGRAPHS - ENGRAVINGS - DRAWINGS - ETCHINGS
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Independence in Massachusetts Bay
873x1275
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Independence loses her Topmast
1102x720
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Cambria, Schooner, winning the Ocean Race of 1870
768x1096
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Magic, Winner of the first Challenge for the America's Cup
767x973
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Dauntless and Palmer, Schooners for the Cup's Defence in 1871
1634x1194
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Columbia, Schooner, first Defender of the Cup in 1871
759x891
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Countess of Dufferin, Schooner, Challenger for the Cup in 1876
890x648
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Madeleine, Schooner, Defender of the Cup in 1876
771x933
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POCAHONTAS
650x844
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Atalanta, Sloop, Challenger for the Cup in 1881
759x1032
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Mischief, Sloop, Defender of the Cup in 1881
762x922
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Priscilla, Sloop, and Atlantic, Sloop, built in 1885 and 1886
1022x734
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Genesta, Cutter, Challenger for the Cup in 1885
752x912
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Puritan, Sloop, Defender of the Cup in 1885
765x870
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The Puritan-Genesta Foul
600x441
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Galatea, Cutter, Challenger for the Cup in 1886
754x912
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Mayflower, Sloop, Defender of the Cup in 1886
752x679
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Mayflower and Galatea in their first Race
600x462
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Thistle, Cutter, Challenger for the Cup in 1887
770x810
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Volunteer, Sloop, Defender of the Cup in 1887
742x690
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Volunteer and Thistle on the Inside Course of the NYYC
600x409
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Valkyrie II., Cutter, Challenger for the Cup in 1893
723x708
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Vigilant, Centre-board Cutter, Defender of the Cup in 1893
774x786
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Three unsuccessful Candidates for Cup-Defence Honors in 1893, Colonia, Jubilee and Pilgrim, Cutters
1141x602
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Start of final Race between Vigilant and Valkyrie II
1102x702
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Valkyrie III., Cutter, Challenger for the Cup in 1895
888x704
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Defender, Cutter, which sailed in Defence of the Cup in 1895
852x1004
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Defender. Which sailed in defense of the America's Cup in 1895 against Valkyrie III
364x450
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Defender starts alone in final Race of 1895 Series
1130x520
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Shamrock I., Cutter, tenth Challenger for the America's Cup
840x948
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Columbia, Cutter, and Shamrock I. in their final Race
658x790
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Constitution, Cutter, Columbia and Independence off Newport
718x1150
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Shamrock II., Cutter, eleventh Challenger for the America's Cup
846x1272
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Finish of final Race between Columbia and Shamrock II
852x848
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Wood was born in Brooklyn, and attended school at Trinity School and Columbia University. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he joined the US Naval Reserve and served aboard the Yankee clipper. Later, he also served under General John J. Pershing in his pursuit of Pancho Villa.
