"Mark Matthews"@en . . . . . "Americanveteran ofWorld War IIandBuffalo Soldier" . . . . "Mark Matthews (August 7, 1894 \u2013 September 6, 2005) was an American veteran of the Second World War and a Buffalo Soldier. Born in Alabama and growing up in Ohio, Matthews joined the 10th Cavalry Regiment when he was only 15 years old, after having been recruited at a Lexington, Kentucky racetrack and having documents forged so that he appeared to meet the minimum age of 17. While stationed in Arizona, he joined General John J."@en . . "2005Z"^^ . "United States of America" . . "Matthews, Mark"@en . . "1947Z"^^ . "1894Z"^^ . "1894-08-07Z"^^ . "2005-09-06Z"^^ . "1910Z"^^ .