CONSTANTINE C. MATHAS, LCDR, USN
Constantine Mathas '35
Lucky Bag
From the 1935 Lucky Bag:
CONSTANTINE CHARLES MATHAS
New York City, New York
"Connie" "Charlie" "C. C."
FROM the Sidewalks of New York, the home of the Bronx Cheer, Charlie came to the Academy to seek his fortune with enough enthusiasm to startle the world. Hemmed in by skyscrapers his contact with the great outdoors had been limited to an occasional stroll in Central Park. Charlie is essentially a student of culture, Dago being his forte. He is a maestro of the art of being his own true self, of which he speaks so little that few know the amiable side of his nature. His ability to penetrate the mask that conceals human motives he exercises in a most whimsical fashion. Of his philosophy, it may be said he is a veritable Socrates.
Manager Swimming 4, 3, 2, NA. 1 P.O.
CONSTANTINE CHARLES MATHAS
New York City, New York
"Connie" "Charlie" "C. C."
FROM the Sidewalks of New York, the home of the Bronx Cheer, Charlie came to the Academy to seek his fortune with enough enthusiasm to startle the world. Hemmed in by skyscrapers his contact with the great outdoors had been limited to an occasional stroll in Central Park. Charlie is essentially a student of culture, Dago being his forte. He is a maestro of the art of being his own true self, of which he speaks so little that few know the amiable side of his nature. His ability to penetrate the mask that conceals human motives he exercises in a most whimsical fashion. Of his philosophy, it may be said he is a veritable Socrates.
Manager Swimming 4, 3, 2, NA. 1 P.O.
Loss
Constantine died at home on July 26, 1947, of a heart attack.
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:
He was at Quonset Point and in the Pacific during WWII, graduated from the War College in June 1946 and had been on staff since then as head of the analysis section of the logistics department and in charge of the logistics library. He held the China Service Medal, WWII Victory Medal and the American Defense and (illegible) Theatre ribbons.
In 1936 he was an Ensign on the New Orleans, and in 1937 he was on the Texas. In 1938 he was a Passed Assistant Paymaster in the Asiatic Station who was later assigned to the USS Black Hawk. In 1941 he was Assistant Paymaster in the Supply Corps.
His father Charles was an auto repair machinist in 1920 and was a subway machinist in 1930. His mother was Mata, and his brother was Anastasius. His wife was Alice, and their daughter Constance, born on April 26, 1948, married in 1984. His parents were born in Greece and had immigrated here in 1910, and then Constantine was born in New York City in 1913. The three again immigrated in 1919, and the 1920 census noted them as "Aliens." In September 1940, Constantine returned from Shanghai, China.
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery; his headstone lists him as a member of the supply corps.
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