Matthew W. Lake, Jr., machinist’s mate first class, son of M.W. Lake Sr., 1408 Rebecca Street, is stationed at the ship repair unit at the naval repair unit at the naval repair base at New Orleans. He has been in the navy since January, 1944, and prior to that time was a machinist at the United States government arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois. His mother, Mrs. Rhoda L. Lake, lives in Evanston, Illinois.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, April 28, 1945
Matthew Warren Lake, Jr. was born Apr. 22, 1901 to Matthew W. (Sr.) and Rhoda Brunais Lake. He died Dec. 24, 1973 and is buried in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, OK.
Matthew served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
