Mathew "Matt" William Berardo

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Name: Mathew "Matt" William Berardo
Location of Birth: Taconite, Minnesota
Date of Birth: April 10, 1918
Date of Death: October 24, 2000
Parents: Jack Berardo & Mary (Para) Berardo
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Highest Rank: PVT (Private)
Branch: Army
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Date Sworn In: March 28, 1941
Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Discharge: March 2, 1946
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WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Mathew William Berardo
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: April 10, 1918
Birth Place: Taconite, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Taconite, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Employer: Oliver Iron Mining Co., Marble, Itasca, Minnesota
Weight: 164
Height: 5-10
Complexion: Dark brown
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mrs. Jack Berardo, mother, Taconite, Itasca, Minnesota

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World War II

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Civilian Life:
Mathew Berardo attended school in the Greenway School District, Coleraine, Minnesota. He married Jean Brandon in October of 1942. He was employed by U.S. Steel for 40 years, retiring in 1977. He and his wife Jean owned and operated Taconite Grocery in Taconite, Minnesota , and later Berardo's Sports Wear in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

Mathew Berardo died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 138). He is survived by his wife; sons, Bart and William; daughter, Elizabeth Berardo; sisters, Katherine Tarro, Madeline Poore and Mary Claire Guyer; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Bart and James Berardo.

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