Minnesota Discovery Center

Walter Wilbert Mattson, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Private
serial number:
location:Continental United States and Canada.
enlistment date:June 13, 1942
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Nov. 24, 1945
place discharged:Camp McCoy, WI
decorations: American Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Good Conduct Medal (U. S. Armed Forces)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 198. (2) Embarrass Victory Aides Newsletter Collection. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota

Personal Information

date of birth:Oct. 10, 1916
birth place:Embarrass, MN
home town:Embarrass, MN
date of death:May 10, 1991
father:Charles Mattson
mother:Maria O. Mattson (nee Nurmi)
siblings:Swante J. Wilho B. Edwin E. Emil A. Violet A. Arnold W.
school:None

Last update: 5/24/2016