Robert Keith Mattix
1922 - 1942 (20 years)-
Name Robert Keith Mattix Birth 28 Sep 1922 Eldorado, Butler County, Kansas 
[1, 2] Gender Male Death 13 Nov 1942 Pacific, WWII [1, 2] Burial Sunset Lawns Cemetery, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas [2] Person ID I1916 Hedges Last Modified 22 Jan 2024
Father Simon Sirilous Mattix, b. 16 Mar 1883, Benedict, Wilson County, Kansas d. 6 Sep 1951, Eldorado, Butler County, Kansas (Age 68 years) Mother Effie Grace Hedges, b. 25 Oct 1893, Denison, Jackson County, Kansas d. 12 Mar 1964, Eldorado, Butler County, Kansas (Age 70 years) Marriage 6 Jun 1912 Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas [1] Family ID F592 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 28 Sep 1922 - Eldorado, Butler County, Kansas 
Death - 13 Nov 1942 - Pacific, WWII 
Burial - - Sunset Lawns Cemetery, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Seaman First Class Mattix was one of fourteen crewmembers Killed In Action aboard the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Portland (CA-33) during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Note: bio info provided by Tim Cook (#46481904)
NARA War Department records list his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Father: Mr. Simon S. Mattix, 1123 West 3rd Street; El Dorado, Kansas.
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- Seaman First Class Mattix was one of fourteen crewmembers Killed In Action aboard the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Portland (CA-33) during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
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