OSS Matthai, John C. (Jack)

Mobile Guerrilla Force: With the Special Forces in War Zone D
Mobile Guerrilla Force: With the Special Forces in War Zone D
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How to Be a Spy: The World War II SOE Training Manual
How to Be a Spy: The World War II SOE Training Manual
By Dundurn Group
John Robertson

John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Matthai ​
  • FORENAME
John C. (Jack) ​
  • UNIT
OSS Detachment 202 ​
  • RANK
Lieutenant,junior grade ​
  • NUMBER
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  • AWARD
Silver Star,Bronze Star ​
  • PLACE
China 1945 ​
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Teams Muskrat,Dormouse and Buffalo (Det 202) ​
Civil engineer​
Died 1977​
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Beacons in the Night: With the OSS and Tito's Partisans in Wartime Yugoslavia
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By Franklin Lindsay
Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage
Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage
By Douglas Waller
John C. (Jack) Matthai

Jack was my adoptive father. He was hugely proud of his years of service and the missions he was a part of, and loved the US. One of the first things he did when we moved into a new house was to erect a flagpole, and he raised and lowered the US flag every day until he passed away in 1977.
 
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