Officer Service No: O-662289
Lt Rhude Mark Mathis, Jr was best known to friends and family as "Mark". He was born 1917, at Sterling City (near San Angelo), the son of Rhude M. Sr and Avis (Canon) Mathis. During WW II he enlisted and served in the U.S. Army, 8th Air Force, 359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Heavy Bomber Group, based in Great Britian. Mark's unit flew B-17 aircraft and he was the bombadier. His last mission was a bombing run over Kiel, Germany, and he and his crew were lost (MIA) in the North Sea after successfully completing their mission. Mark was postumously awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart and is memorialized at the American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. Mark's brother, Lt Jack Mathis (findagrave memorial # 7869612), also served as a B-17 bombadier in this unit and was killed (KIA) previously and awarded the Medal of Honor. Today passengers flying into or out of San Angelo, Texas, must pass through the corridors of "Mathis Airport" and hanging in the hallway is a photo of two World War II heroes and a plaque denoting their service. They are Rhude and Jack, the Mathis Brothers.
Lt Rhude Mark Mathis, Jr was best known to friends and family as "Mark". He was born 1917, at Sterling City (near San Angelo), the son of Rhude M. Sr and Avis (Canon) Mathis. During WW II he enlisted and served in the U.S. Army, 8th Air Force, 359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Heavy Bomber Group, based in Great Britian. Mark's unit flew B-17 aircraft and he was the bombadier. His last mission was a bombing run over Kiel, Germany, and he and his crew were lost (MIA) in the North Sea after successfully completing their mission. Mark was postumously awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart and is memorialized at the American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. Mark's brother, Lt Jack Mathis (findagrave memorial # 7869612), also served as a B-17 bombadier in this unit and was killed (KIA) previously and awarded the Medal of Honor. Today passengers flying into or out of San Angelo, Texas, must pass through the corridors of "Mathis Airport" and hanging in the hallway is a photo of two World War II heroes and a plaque denoting their service. They are Rhude and Jack, the Mathis Brothers.
Officer Service No: O-662289
Lt Rhude Mark Mathis, Jr was best known to friends and family as "Mark". He was born 1917, at Sterling City (near San Angelo), the son of Rhude M. Sr and Avis (Canon) Mathis. During WW II he enlisted and served in the U.S. Army, 8th Air Force, 359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Heavy Bomber Group, based in Great Britian. Mark's unit flew B-17 aircraft and he was the bombadier. His last mission was a bombing run over Kiel, Germany, and he and his crew were lost (MIA) in the North Sea after successfully completing their mission. Mark was postumously awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart and is memorialized at the American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. Mark's brother, Lt Jack Mathis (findagrave memorial # 7869612), also served as a B-17 bombadier in this unit and was killed (KIA) previously and awarded the Medal of Honor. Today passengers flying into or out of San Angelo, Texas, must pass through the corridors of "Mathis Airport" and hanging in the hallway is a photo of two World War II heroes and a plaque denoting their service. They are Rhude and Jack, the Mathis Brothers.
Lt Rhude Mark Mathis, Jr was best known to friends and family as "Mark". He was born 1917, at Sterling City (near San Angelo), the son of Rhude M. Sr and Avis (Canon) Mathis. During WW II he enlisted and served in the U.S. Army, 8th Air Force, 359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Heavy Bomber Group, based in Great Britian. Mark's unit flew B-17 aircraft and he was the bombadier. His last mission was a bombing run over Kiel, Germany, and he and his crew were lost (MIA) in the North Sea after successfully completing their mission. Mark was postumously awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart and is memorialized at the American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. Mark's brother, Lt Jack Mathis (findagrave memorial # 7869612), also served as a B-17 bombadier in this unit and was killed (KIA) previously and awarded the Medal of Honor. Today passengers flying into or out of San Angelo, Texas, must pass through the corridors of "Mathis Airport" and hanging in the hallway is a photo of two World War II heroes and a plaque denoting their service. They are Rhude and Jack, the Mathis Brothers.
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Entered the service from Texas.
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