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PVT Rudolph W Matus

30 Jan 1924 – 5 Oct 1944

Birth	30 Jan 1924
Death	5 Oct 1944
Cemetery	Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten , Eijsden-Margraten Municipality , Limburg , Netherlands
Added by	ET on 27 Aug 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56301485

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Entered the service from Texas.

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PVT. Matus, Rudolph W Service number: 38433558 Age: 20 Born: January 30, 1924, West, McLennan County, Texas, USA Hometown: Ross, McLennan County, Texas Family: John R. Matus (father) Rosalie M. (nee Trlica) Matus (mother) Albin John Matus (brother) Rosalie Vlasta Matus/Parma (sister) Willie Mae Matus/Pustejovski (sister) Josephine Ann Matus/Cepak (sister) Johnny Matus (brother) Barbara Ann Matus (sister) Rank: Private Function: Rifleman Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion Division: 7th Armored Division Company : C Company Date of death: October 5, 1944 Status: Missing In Action Last known duty: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands Spot: In the vicinity of Kamphoefweg, just west of Overloon, Holland Awards / Commendations: ★ Bronze Star ★ Purple Heart ★ Combat Infantryman Badge ★ Marksmanship Badge ★ World War II Victory Medal ★ American Campaign Medal ★ Army Good Conduct Medal ★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Grave number: Walls of the Missing Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherland Date of enlistment: 16 March 16, 1943, Texas Other information: The following from the 7th Armored Division archives. After training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas for three months, PVT Matus was sent to Camp Fannin, Texas for advanced training and then to Fort Benning, Georgia before being sent to England in June 1944, then to France in August, 1944.

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