Matt Makela
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Matt Makela was inducted into the Army on Aug. 6, 1942.
He was a Corporal and an auto mechanic with the 3168th Signal Service Battalion Unit Command, Army Service Forces in the continental United States.
He was honorably discharged Aug. 27, 1944 at Camp Crowder, Mo.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 184.