Retired 1st Sgt. Mark Matthews was a soldier who saw the U.S. Army evolve from horse-mounted cavalry to diesel-driven, heavily armored tanks. His life connected three centuries, along with every ...

The mystery is solved. A World War II soldier killed on a bomber plane in France more than 80 years ago will finally come home with an assist from his niece in Oxnard. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt.