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Personal info

Full name
MATHEWSON, Peter Francis
Date of birth
4 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia

Military service

Service number
O1307561
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 15 39

Immediate family

Members
Peter M. Mathewson (father)
Bessie Mathewson (mother)
Shirley V. Mathewson (sister)

More information

1st Lt Peter F. Mathewson enlisted in Washington, District of Columbia on 15 May 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/513/513_honor_off.html, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Mathewson Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten