STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wisconsin’s first jet pilot ace will be honored in Stevens Point Sunday.
The Stevens Point Air Show this Sunday will feature a ceremony renaming the airfield after Conrad “Connie” Mattson, who flew fighter planes in World War II and Korea.
Mattson was in the Air Force until New Year’s Day 1970 when he retired. He died in August of 2001. Many of his family will be at the ceremony, including niece Carole Cassidy, who worked with airport and city leaders to rename the airfield.
The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame board members support the re-dedication, even though Mattson has not yet been inducted in the Hall of Fame. There’s a good chance that will happen in the future. He’s already been nominated once.