Bernard Eugene Mattfield

Jeremy Anderson2021-05-09T11:30:09-05:00

Name: Bernard Eugene Mattfield
Location of Birth: Frazee, Minnesota
Date of Birth: February 10, 1929
Date of Death: August 17, 2009
Parents: Albert Mattfield & Elsie (Mischke) Mattfield
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Highest Rank: Pvt (Private)
Branch: Army
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Date Sworn In: February 18, 1946
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Date of Discharge: August 12, 1947
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Military Highlights:
World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Bernard E. Mattfield
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without Dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1929
Nativity State of Country: Minnesota
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Itasca, Minnesota
Education: 1 year of high school
Enlistment Date: February 18, 1946
Place of Enlistment: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Branch: Air Corps
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of discharge
Height: 00
Weight: 005

Bernard Mattfield served in the U.S. Army-Air Force during World War II.

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World War II

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Civilian Life:
Bernard Mattfield worked many years as a truck driver for Cleveland Cliffs Mining Co, He married Jacquelyn Cole in 1951 in Minnesota. He was a member of the American Legion Post #60, Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

Bernard died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Harris Cemetery, Harris Township, Itasca County, Minnesota. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jacquelyn; four daughters, Bunny (Jerry) Laird, Donna (Jim) Erickson, Patty (Greg) Lundquist, and Terry Lamora; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Mae Anderson and Eunice James; and two brothers, Howard and Ronald Mattfield.

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