WAR SERVICE NEWS.
Sgt. Lawrence Mattas from Camp Laguna, Ariz., is enjoying a week furlough with his mother, Mrs. Mary Mattas of Merrill. Sgt. Mattas says the west is OK, but he prefers Iowa.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, August 2, 1943
NEWS of the MERRILL SERVICE MEN
From Merrill Service Men's News
Lawrence T. “Steve” Mattas, Sgt., Co. A 724 L. Tnk. Bn., Camp Polk, La., has been a tank commander for about a year. Steve was home in January and was quite disgusted that his outfit has been held here on maneuvers and training so long.
Source: The LeMars Sentinel, Friday, April 14, 1944
***Further Research:
Lawrence Thomas “Steve" Mattas was born Feb. 18, 1912 to Joseph Wesley and Mary Mattas. He died Nov. 4, 1980 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Merrill, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
