Leonard Clifford Dimatteo

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Name: Leonard Clifford Dimatteo
Location of Birth: Calumet, Minnesota
Date of Birth: August 31, 1923
Date of Death: January 24, 2005
Parents: Ben Dimatteo & Myrtle (Poppe) Dimatteo
High School and Class: 1941 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
College:
Highest Rank: FLT O (Flight Officer)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: March 17, 1943
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: October 15, 1945
Place of Discharge: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Military Awards:

Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Leonard Clifford Dimatteo
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: August 31, 1923
Birth Place: Calumet
Residence Place: Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: June 30, 1942
Employer: Oliver Mine, Marble
Weight: 153
Height: 6
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Black
Other characteristic: Scars on back from burns
Next of Kin: Ben Dimatteo, Calumet

Leonard Dimatteo flew as a Bombardier and Navigator on an A-26 aircraft.

Wars Involved:
World War II

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Civilian Life:
Leonard Dimatteo worked as a diesel shovel oiler for the Oliver Iron Mining Co, in Coleraine, Minnesota. He married Joan Geisler in 1947 in Bigfork, Minnesota. He began his career as a Minnesota State Highway Patrol Officer in the Little Falls area, retiring in August 1978. He built houses and drove school bus for the handicapped until retiring for a second time in 1984. He was a member of the Little Falls American Legion Post #46 and the Minnesota State Patrol and Peace Officers Association.

Leonard died in Little Falls, Minnesota and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Little Falls, Minnesota. He is survived by his wife, Joan; daughter, Jan Fransen; sons Laurence and wife Georgie, Jay and Jeff; and one grandchild, Jodi Deutsch.

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