Major General Salve Hugo Matheson

Salve H. Matheson (11 August 1920 – 8 January 2005) was a general officer in the United States Army who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Salve H. Matheson was born on 11 August 1920 to S. E. Matheson and Elsa Matheson in Seattle, Washington; he was the second of four children.[4][5][6] His maternal grandfather, Anders Sparring, was co-founder of the Swedish Metal Workers Union and a close friend of Hjalmar Branting.[7] Shortly after Salve's birth, the Matheson Family moved to the Monterey Peninsula where Matheson grew up and attended school.[8] Matheson was commissioned in 1942 through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at the University of California, Los Angeles, of which he was a 1942 graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts.[2][6][9]

His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, four Bronze Stars, twelve Air Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart, Master Parachutist Badge, and Combat Infantry Badge. Foreign awards include the Bronze Lion and the Orange Lanyard of the Netherlands.[29]

Matheson's engagement to Patricia Halloran was announced by her parents, Colonel and Mrs. Michael E. Halloran, on 20 September 1947.[30][31] They married later that year and honeymooned in Carmel, California. They had three children.[32] Matheson's older brother, Martin "Big Whitey" Matheson was a Lt. in the US. Cavalry and a stunt man in Hollywood who acted as Ward Bond's stunt double.

After retiring from the Army in 1975, Matheson and his wife Patricia retired to Carmel, California.[32] He died on 8 January 2005 in Monterey, California, survived by his wife and three children.[4][29][33]

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• Residence: 1940 - 1851 Benecia, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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• Residence: 1930 - Pacific Grove, Monterey, California, USA
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