, ▁Math es on ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Commander , ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁to ▁the ▁Inter - American ▁Def ense ▁Board ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Military ▁awards ▁His ▁decor ations ▁include ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le af ▁Cl uster , ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star , ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it , ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross , ▁four ▁Bron ze ▁Stars , ▁twelve ▁Air ▁Med als , ▁the ▁Army ▁Comm end ation ▁Medal , ▁the ▁Pur ple ▁Heart , ▁Master ▁Par ach ut ist ▁Bad ge , ▁and ▁Com bat ▁Infantry ▁Bad ge . ▁Foreign ▁awards ▁include ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Lion ▁and ▁the ▁Orange ▁L any ard ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Family ▁Math es on ' s ▁eng agement ▁to ▁Pat ric ia ▁Hall or an ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁her ▁parents , ▁Colonel ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Michael ▁E . ▁Hall or an , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁They ▁married ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁and ▁h one ym oon ed ▁in ▁Car mel , ▁California . ▁They ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁Math es on ' s ▁older ▁brother , ▁Martin ▁" Big ▁White y " ▁Math es on ▁was ▁a ▁L t . ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁Caval ry ▁and ▁a ▁st unt ▁man ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁who ▁acted ▁as ▁Ward ▁Bond ' s ▁st unt ▁double . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁the ▁Army