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Pictures are courtesy of Jamie Mattson (nephew) 

PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service 
20 year old Single, Caucasian, Male 
Born on Nov 02, 1947 
From EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS 
His tour of duty began on Oct 23, 1967 
Casualty was on Jan 12, 1968 
in BINH DUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM 
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY 
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS 
Body was recovered 
Religion 
ROMAN CATHOLIC

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More information on January 12, 1968
 
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Bernie ("Matt") was my dad's youngest brother. I was 13 when Bernie died. As you can guess, it was traumatic for  our family. Thanks to an accidental discovery of Roger Hayes book, ON POINT, I am now gathering information on Bernie's time in Vietnam. If anyone has any memories or information about him, please contact me at  

KAHouser252@aol.com

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. 

Roger Hayes 

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