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Matthew "Mattie" Lukasik (4 July 1923 in Buffalo – 7 December 1991 in East Aurora) was a American Staff Sergeant in the United States Army during World War II. He also was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross which was awarded for having distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy in circumstances which do not justify the award of the Medal of Honor. He was discharged on 8 November 1945.

Awards

 * Distinguished Service Cross in 1945 as Sergeant in Company C, 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
 * Purple Heart