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I AM CHARLES EDWARD MATTHEWSON,SR,I WAS BORN IN ROBERSONVILLE,NC 27871,ON 04/05/1961 TO THE LATE: MR.JAMES DOFFIE MATTHEWSON,SR AND TO THE LATE: MRS.HATTIE MAE PARKER MATHEWSON. THREE SISTER: THE LATE:HILDA MAE MATTHEWSON, PEGGY ANN WILSON, JOYCE ANNET HYMAN AND TWO BROTHER: JAMES DOFFIE MATTHEWSON,JR, DONNIE LEE MATTHEWSON AND I CHARLES EDWARD MATTHEWSON,SR (CHUCKY THE BABY OF THE FAMILY).

I CHARLES WAS BORN IN A LITTLE THREE ROOM HOUSE ON GREEN STREET, THAT IS STRILL THERE TODAY AND PEOPLE STRILL LIVE THERE. I WHEN TO ROBERSONVILLE DAY CARE,THAT HAS BEEN CHANGE INTO TWO APARTMENTS AND EAST END SCHOOL FROM 1ST TO 8TH GRADE FROM:1967-1975. AND MY CLASS WAS THE FIRST FREASHMEN AT ROANOKE HIGH SCHOOL (REDSKINS) IN ROBERSONVILLE,NC FROM:1975 TO:1979.

DOING MY TIME IN SCHOOL, I PLAYED FOOTBALL, BASEBALL AND TRACK,I WORK WITH THE BASKETBALL TEAM AND OTHER. AS THE HELPER AT HAND, KEEPING SCORE WITH THE BOOKS OR SCOREBOARD. I WORK ON THE FARM YEARS ROUND, BUS DRIVER AND BELO SUPER MARKET AS TRAINING FOR MANGER FOR 1975 TO 1979 FOR ROBERSONVILLE,WILLIAMSTON AND WINDORS. BUT IN 10/10/1978 I SIGNED UP FOR THE U.S.ARMY, DEMO ENGINEER AND IN 07/10/1979 I WHEN TO BASETRAINING AND AIT IN FORT LEANERWOOD,MO. IN TWO WEAK I BECAME THE COMPANY COMMANER AND WAS ASK TO CHNGE OVER TO 12B10 COMBAT ENGINEER UNTIL THE END. AND I CAME HOME AS A RECUIRTER FOR TWO MOUTHS AND WHEN TO FORT HOOD,TX IN 01/1980. AT FT. HOOD,TX,I WHEN TO THE B COMPANK 8TH ENGINEER BN., 3RD PT. UNDER SGT 1ST CLASS FRANK SMITH, HE TRAIN ME TO BE THE BLESS COMBAT      ENGINEER THAT I HAVE BE COME TODAY. SGT 1ST CLASS SMITH MADE SURE THAT EVERYTHING HE HAD LEARND AS A COMBAT ENGINEER HE TEACH EACH AND EVERY SOLDER UNDER HE COMMAND TO PUT A SIDE OUR FAMILY UP BRINGING TO BE THERE FOR ONE ANOTHER AT ALL TIMES. WE TRAINED HARD TO LOOK AFTER ONE ANOTHER IN EVERTHING WE DID AND WE BECAME THE BEST OF THE BEST. BUT I DID NOT STOP THERE I START LEARNING FOR EVERY PLACE IN THE COMPANY FROM COOK ,SUPPLY,ARMS ROOM,ARMOR,TRACK,JEEP,TRUCKS,FRONT END LOADED AND MAINTINANCE. I WORKED WITH THE YOUTH DOING MY TIME OFF AND DROVE THE BUS,VAN AND TRAIN THEM AND WITH THEM. I WORK,TRAIN AND HELP EVERYPLACES I COULD. AND I BECAME SP4,ARTING SGT AND WAS AWARDED MANY AWARDEDS AND IN 02/1991 I GOT ORDERS FOR BAMBERY GERMANY.

AT BAMBER GERMANY I WHEN TO THE HQ 82ND ENGINEER S-2 PT,I WAS ASSIGN AS SERCUIRTY FOR THE BN AND DRIVER OF THE VAN. I CHANGE THE INSIDE OF THE VAN TO BE A LOT BETTER TO MOVE AROUND INSIDE AND RE BUILDED THE VAN SO IS WILL MOVE A LOT FASTER. THEN I WAS ASK TO DRIVER FOR THE XO MGR.KNIGHT, HE LET GO TO SCHOOL,WORK ON OUR JEEP AND ANYPLACES IN THE BN UNTIL HE NEEDED ME. I REBUILD THE JEEP SO THAT IT RAN FASTER AND SAFE,READY AT ALL TIME AND VAN FROM TMP CHECK OUT GOOD AT ALL TIME. IN 07/15/1982 MY MOTHER WHEN HOME TO GLORY AND I BECAME VERY STONG THAN I EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE, I TRY TO DO EVERYTHING SHE HAD ASK ME TO DO OR BECOME. THEN MY BN COMMANDER COL.JOE BALLAR ASK ME TO BECOME HIS DRIVER,I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE MY FREIND JOB AWAY,SO I ASK IF I COULD STAY WITH MGR.KNIGHT. I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD DRIVE FOR HIM WHEN HE NEEDED MY AND I FIX HIS VW AND I TALK TO HIS LOVELY DAURTHER DON,BUT I DID NOT KROW THAT SHE HAD FAILEN IN LOVE WITH ME. IN 02/1983 I BECAME SGT.MATTHEWSON AND ON 04/02/1983 I WAS MARRIES TO MY WIFE BREDNA D.S.MATTHEWSON. AND WAS ASSIGN TO C CO. 82ND ENGINEER AND IN 01/1984 I WHEN TO NCO SCHOOL IN GRAFENVEAR,GERMANY, THAT IS WHEN I MESS UP MY KNEE AND BACK,BUT OUT OF 660 SOLDER I WAR NUMBER 22 THAT WALKED ACROSS STAGY OF 60. MY WIFE AND I ROAD THE TRAIN BACK HOME TO BAMBERG,GERMANY. THEN I HAD ORDER TO GO TO FORT STILL,OK.

ON 05/1984 WE LEFT BAMBERG,GERMANY TO HOME IN ROBERSONVILLE,NC ON LEAVE TO FORT STILL,OK. MY WIFE WAS CARRYING MY SON CHARLES EDWARD MATHEWSON,JR AND I HAD TO LEAVE THEM AT HOME SO HE COULD BE BORN AND I WENT TO FORT STILL A LOAN. I WAS AS SIGNED TO B CO. 299TH ENGINEER BN. MY SON WAS BORN ON 05/15/1984 FATHER DAY,DOING THE TIME MY WIFE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL I WAS IN THE REST ROOM WITH MY BEHIND ON THE TOILET AND MY FACE IN THE TRASH CAN. AND WHEN HE WAS BORN I START TO FEEL A LOT BETTER AND LATER THEY LET ME COME HOME FOR 4 DAYS TO SEE THEM. AND ON LABOR DAY WEEK END I PICK THEM UP AND ON OUR WAY BACK TO FORT STILL,OK. AT FORT STILL I TRAINING MY SOLDERS THE WAY I WAS TRAINED AND MORE TO WORK TOGETHER WE WAS ON TOP OF EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD TO DO. THEN LATER THEY WANTED ME TO RUN THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT PT. AND MY SQUARD AT THE SAME TIME. WE STILL PASS EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD TO DO ON TOP. ON 02/1985 I WAS AS SING TO GO BACK TO GERMANY IN WILDFICKEN,GERMAY, I WAS AS SIGN C COMPANY 54TH ENGINEER BN. 2ND PT.AND TRAINED MY SOLDERS TO WORK TOGETHER AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WE COULD NOT DO THAT WAS AS SIGN TO AS. LATER THEY AS SIGN ME TO TAKE OVER THE ARMS ROOM AND WORK WITH SUPPLY AND TRAIN EVERYONE TO TAKE CARE OF THERE WEAPONS. I BECAME THE FIRST ONE IN THE BARGED TO SCORE A 98% IN THE HISTORY AND I TRAIN THE OTHER ARMS ROOMS TO WORK TOGETHER. I WORK WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE AGAIN,DRIVING THE BUSES AND VAN AND TRAINING THEM TO BE BETTER TO THERE FAMILY. AND I CARRY ALL OF THE SOLDER AROUND WILDFICKEN TO PLACES AROUND GERMANY TO SEE WHAT EVER THEY WANTED TO SEE. I ALSO WAS AS SING TO THE BORDER GUARD AS A ARMOR AND GUARD