Hood, Robert, “Hood, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004,” Digital Collections, accessed December 6, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29013.
Robert Hood was born in Detroit, MI and moved to Grand Rapids, MI where he attended high school. After high school Robert joined the Marines shortly after World War II ended. He was sent to China, where he helped to repatriate Japanese soldiers. He continued to serve until 1951, and spent six months on the front lines in Korea before being wounded.