Matt E. Mattila
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Matt E. Mattila of Ely, Minnesota enlisted in the Naval Reserve on Oct. 27, 1943.
He was a Coxswain with the Seabees in the European Theater assigned to the 25th Special Construction Battalion.
He was discharged on April 11, 1946 at Minneapolis, Minn.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 196.