Name:
Joseph Karl Mattie
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
42025621
Unit:
314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-29
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
A
Row:
11
Grave:
30
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Joseph Karl Mattie was born on April 2, 1923, in Hornell, New York. He was the son of John D. Mattie and Josephine M. DeBarbieri Mattie.
Joseph served in the 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 29, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin, France. Pvt Mattie is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France. He also has a cenotaph located in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Fremont, Steuben County, New York, and Saint Ann Cemetery, Hornell, Steuben County, New York.