Gojko Matić
Gojko Matić was born on May 18, 1929 in Divoselo, a settlement which is today a part of the town of Gospić. At the beginning of the Second World War, following the establishment of the Ustaše government, he abandoned high school in Gospić and became a refugee, with many others. At the age of twelve, he witnessed the massacre committed by the Ustaše on August 5, 1941 in Kruškovače, when the refugees found themselves encircled by Ustaše forces. Gojko Matić managed to escape towards Velebit, where he hid for the following twenty days. He then returned to Divoselo and joined the Partisan movement. On November 7, 1942 a Pioneer troop was formed in Divoselo, which had a duty to keep guard around Divoselo, to observe the movements of the fascist forces and inform people about them, and also to participate in the offensives. Gojko Matić was named the troop commander. In 1944, as a delegate of USAOJ [Unified League of Anti-Fascist Youth of Yugoslavia], he was present when the raid on Drvar occurred where he was wounded for the second time. His birth place, Divoselo, suffered in Operation Medak Pocket in 1993 and since then it has been completely abandoned. Today, Gojko Matić lives in Lepoglava and he is retired.