Minnesota Discovery Center

George Mattasich, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Air Force
rank:Sergeant
serial number:AF37022361
location:HQ Battery, 207th Field Artillery, Battalion. Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe.
enlistment date:March 12, 1941
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Nov. 20, 1945
place discharged:Camp McCoy, WI
decorations: American Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
American Defense Service Medal (1939-1941)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
history:Served in The U.S. Army from March 12, 1941 to November 20, 1945, then served in the U.S. Air Force from August 12, 1950 to January 1, 1966.
service documents:
references:American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota. archivist@mndiscoverycenter.com

Personal Information

date of birth:Feb. 6, 1917
birth place:Eveleth, MN
home town:Buhl, MN
date of death:Nov. 3, 2001
father:Marko Mattasich
mother:Catherine Mattasich (nee Music)
siblings:Ann Olson Frances Fischer Tillie Throolin Beatice Mattasick
school:Martin Hughes High School

Last update: 1/29/2016