1. Matti Mattson then worked as a blacksmith's helper at a granite quarry on top of Rollstone Hill in Fitchburg, where a massive glacial boulder stood.
13 Facts About Matti Mattson
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Strongly opposed to Fascism, Mattson was one of four Fitchburg volunteers who went to Spain in a clandestine manner to help the Spanish people defend the legally elected Spanish Republic against the Spanish generals' betrayal, aided by their backers Hitler and Mussolini.
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Matti Mattson returned to the United States in December, 1938.
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Matti Mattson graduated with his class but was not permitted to fly because of his political activities.
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Matti Mattson was ordered to the Army Corps of Engineers and served in the European Theater.
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Matti Mattson worked as a printer in New York until his retirement.
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Matti Mattson was an activist in Local 6 of the Printers Union.
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Matti Mattson was a member of Veterans for Peace, NYC Chapter 34.
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Matti Mattson was often a speaker at the annual reunions of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in New York City.
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On March 30,2008, Matti Mattson was one of 11 veterans of the Lincoln Brigade present at the dedication of a monument to the Brigade on the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California.
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On September 6,2009, Matti Mattson was guest of honor at a dinner organized by the Friends and Family of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade at the Centro Vasco Restaurant on West 23rd Street, New York City.
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On January 29,2010, Matti Mattson was honored with the President's Medal by Fitchburg State College at its Commencement ceremonies.
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Matti Mattson moved to the JFK Hospital in Lake Worth, Florida, where he died on January 11,2011.