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Major Peyton S. Mathis Jr. Courtesy of the Montgomery Advertiser, December 31, 2014 to January 1, 2015.
Major Peyton S. Mathis Jr.'s headstone. Mathis' grave is located within the Mathis family plot in Greenwood Cemetery.
Major Peyton Mathis, Jr.
Many Alabamians lost their lives while serving their country during World War II, including Major Peyton Mathis, Jr. In 1944, due to engine failure, Mathis' plane crashed into a swamp in the Battle of Guadalcanal, where it stayed for almost seventy years. In 2015 Mathis' remains were finally recovered, brought home, and laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery. [5]
To view Mathis' obituary, click here
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