Bio: Matheson, Arne (Retires - 1974)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Matheson, Evanson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/24/1974

Matheson, Arne (Retires - 1974)

Arne “Bunny” Matheson, formerly of Neillsville and now of Waukesha, retired, with finality, September 23, after completing 33 years, eight months, and two weeks of service with the Wisconsin Army National Guard. Except for approximately eight and one-half years, his service was with the Neillsville Guard Unit.

He was a member of the *3rd Aviation Assault company, West Bend, and worked as a parts clerk (general supply assistant) at the Richard St. armory in Milwaukee. His co-workers honored him with a Farewell party September 27, where they presented him with an eight-track tape deck, a commemorative mug with the Red Arrow and Bucky Badger symbols, and the Great Seal of the United States done in pewter, which will be engraved with his name and service dates. He had a total of 14 years of service as a guard technician.

It was an enlisted man “first” in Wisconsin when Bunny received his first retirement check in spring of 1973 while remaining in the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

The Matheson’s plan to travel extensively in the West this winter, and do some Airstream caravanning next year. Mrs. Matheson is the former Agnes Evenson of Neillsville.