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Personal info

Full name
MATTHEWS, Jack
Date of birth
15 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Macomb County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36580957
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux-La Bourgonce, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 42 22

Immediate family

Members
Clarence H. Matthews (father)
Pearl (Lilly) Matthews (mother)
Viviane C. Matthews (sister)
Raymond H. Matthews (brother)
Clarence H. Matthews (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Jack Matthews was unemployed before he enlisted on 22 December 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards / Crowden Family Tree, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy