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Personal info

Full name
MATTHEWS, Rudolph Starling
Date of birth
25 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Sampson County, North Carolina
Hometown
Cumberland County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34869177
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
William A. Matthews (father)
Rossie Matthews (mother)
Eva P. Matthews (sister)
Mary L. Matthews (sister)
Lara B. Matthews (sister)
Charles C. Matthews (brother)
Avis J. Matthews (sister)
Bernice Matthews (sister)
Lith Thomas Matthews (brother)
Rufus Matthews (brother)

More information

Reports indicate that Pvt Matthews was part of a group of twelve men of C Company who were in an assault boat which was crossing the Roer River. The craft was subjected to enemy machine gun fire, which caused it to sink.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Registration Cards, http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/89/

Photo source: André Koch