Carl Albin Mattson
Carl Albin Mattson lived his entire life in Midway Township. He passed away at home on February 1, 2024. Born July 2, 1933, to Albin and Martha Mattson, Carl would have graduated with the Proctor High School class of 1951. Just as the Korean War started, however, the lure of Marine Corps blue uniforms drew him to enlist in the reserves at age 17. Despite his young age and his mother’s protests in Swedish, the Marines called Carl up, and he served two years. He never received his blue uniform, having learned that he would have to pay extra for that.
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