EAA493 Mailing List: Re: The story of Jack Mathis and his brother of Mathis Field

[Edward Treadwell (pilot.dt]

I’ve been to his grave site at Fairmont Cemetery. The tombstone has the Medal of Honor represented at about a 10 inch diameter star as I remember.  

His death is a very impressive story. We lost a very high percentage of the men who served in the Army Air Corps. It was a terrible waste of life but maybe that was the only way to win back then. 

I also finally made it to Buddy’s grave. I guess I had forgotten that his family is all buried together near Avenue N. We must of been really close to a direct flyover being just north of Avenue N. I also visited a pilot that died in 1982. He had a fresh grave beside him from November 23, 2024. 

Don

On Dec 17, 2024, at 6:40 PM, Gerald Hatch via EAA493 <eaa493 [at] fly-web.us> wrote:



The B-17 Hero Who Died on His Bombsight

MSN

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