Matt J. Kozar
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Matt J. Kozar of Eveleth, Minnesota enlisted in the Naval Reserve on July 26, 1943.
He was a Baker 3rd Class (Seabees) with the 127th Naval Construction Battalion in the Pacific Theater.
He was awarded the: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He was honorably discharged on October 8, 1945 at Great Lakes, Ill.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 157.
