Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Matthews. Entered service June 27, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Basic training at Camp Stewart, Georgia and Camp Howze, Texas. Sailed from Boston for overseas February 10, 1945. Landed in Glascow, Scotland. Received battle stars for Rhineland and Central Europe. Sailed from Le Harve, France September 10, 1945. Discharged November 30, 1946 from Camp Campbell, Kentucky as Private First Class.