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Photo provided by the St. Clair Shores Historical Commission
ST. CLAIR SHORES — William Henry Mutart was born March 11, 1900, in Bay City, Michigan. He grew up in Detroit.
In World War I, he served in Troop B, 15th Cavalry as a private in France (as seen in this photo from 1918). He served from January 1918 to June 1919.
Mutart returned to Michigan after his time in the military and married Ivena Godfry in June 1921, in Detroit. Ivena was a telephone operator who had been born in England.
In the late 1920s, Mutart built a home on Fresard Street in St. Clair Shores where he and his wife raised their family. The Mutart home, a 1 1/2 story house, still stands.
Mutart worked in the automotive industry and was the first commander of the St. Clair Shores American Legion Post No. 385. The Post was organized and received its charter in 1944.
Mutart died in 1967 and was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Detroit.
— Submitted by Heidi Christein, archivist, St. Clair Shores Public Library
