Monuments
B-24 Liberator (42-40747) 'Heavy Date' Memorial
B-24 Liberator 'Heavy Date' (42-40747) Monument
Name:
Carl A. Mattson
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-797156
Unit:
567th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-01-07
State:
New Hampshire
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
A
Row:
14
Grave:
29
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Carl A. Mattson, pilot of the B-24 Liberator 42-40747 “Heavy Date”, took off from Station 114 Hetel, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen’s chemical plant. While the mission was successful, “Heavy Date” and three other bombers were shot down on their return trip by German fighters. Five aviators, including Mattson, did not survive.