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MATTERN, Lester Alvin - Date of
birth
21 March 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Rockford, Renville County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Burke County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37598321 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 April 1945 - Place of
death
Ickern, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 17 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward W. Mattern (father)
Edith F. (Atwater) Mattern (mother)
Harry W. Mattern (brother)
Johanna M. Mattern (sister)
Fredrick A. Mattern (brother)
Julia F. Mattern (sister)
Edwin C. Mattern (brother)
Bert O. Mattern (brother)
Marvin R. Mattern (brother)
Alfred F. Mattern (brother)
Mabel C. Mattern (sister)
Melvin C. Mattern (brother)
Minnie Mattern (sister)
Inez Z. (Thompson) Mattern (wife)
Leif A. Mattern (son)
Clarice Mattern (daughter)
Curtis J. Mattern (son)
More information
Pvt Lester A. Mattern enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 3 July 1944. He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.ancestry.com/, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1920/1940 Census / Mattern Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Matternhell