Folder 403 (H.E. (Mat) Matson, Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) - interviewed by H.E. (Zeb) Matson, Jr.) , 1996-04-14

File

Identifier: MS 001

Dates

Record Keeping: 1996-04-14

Creator

From the Collection: Currey, Cecil B. (Cecil Barr), 1932-2013 (Person)
From the Collection: Currey, Laura G. (Laura Gene), 1933- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers, except for files marked as restricted as requested by Dr. Cecil B. Currey. The Special Collections librarians reserve the right to deny access to these particular files.

Portions of this collection are available for viewing in digital format via the FHSU Scholars Repository at https://scholars.fhsu.edu/library/. Or via this link https://scholars.fhsu.edu/currey/

Biographical / Historical

U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC). 44th Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Group, 7th Air Force. Pilot of P40’s. Guadalcanal. Pacific theater. Set Masuaki Endo’s plane on fire, then Endo rammed Matson’s plane, killing Endo. WWII