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Bernard Charles Mattson
Private First Class
2ND PLT, C CO, 1ST BN, 5TH INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV Army of the United States East Peoria, Illinois November 02, 1947 to January 12, 1968 BERNARD C MATTSON is on the Wall at Panel 34E, Line 38 |
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Bernard Mattson, from Peoria, Illinois, was called Matt by his friends in the 2d Platoon of C Company. Matt arrived in Vietnam in October 1967, and was killed during a mortar attack on January 12, 1968. C Company's mission that day was to cordon off and search a suspected VC village. The company surrounded the village, and then half of each platoon entered to conduct the search while the remaining half remained on the perimeter to prevent any VC from escaping and reinforcements, if any, from arriving. During the search, VC mortar rounds fell among the 2d Platoon forces on the perimeter. Mattson was the only casualty. A small piece of shrapnel entered his left side, under his armpit, and pierced his heart. He was 20 years of age. REMEMBEREDby his comrades in the5th Infantry the Bobcats
From a a fellow Bobcat, |
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When the Vietnam Memorial was dedicated, Bernard's mother Helen Mattson was named as a "Gold Star Mother". She traveled to Washington for the dedication.
From a cousin (my mother and Bernard's mother are sisters), |
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