Hawaii County HI Archives Obituaries.....Matthias, Gwynn Llewellyn July 26, 1943
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Honolulu Star Bulletin, Tuesday, July 27, 1943
HILO YOUTH IS KILLED IN PLANE CRASH

 TUCSON, Ariz., July 27, (AP) - Aviation Cadet Gwynn Llewellyn Matthias, 339 
Kauila St., Hilo, was killed when a training plane crashed 20 miles southeast 
of Marana army airfield here Monday.
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 Cadet Matthias, who was 22 years old, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gwynn J. 
Matthias of Hilo. Mr. Matthias is treasurer-manager of the First Trust Co. of 
Hilo.
 He volunteered for army service in 1941, transferring to the air corps in 
December, 1942. He won top honors in preflight training at Glendale, Cal., and 
primary training at Thunderbolt field, Ariz.
 He was graduated from Punahou school in 1938, and attended the University of 
Washington. For a time he was employed at the Hilo tax office as a junior 
clerk.
 Surviving are the parents and two sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Henderson and Miss 
Geraldine Matthias.

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