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MATTSON, Carl Andrew - Date of
birth
9 September 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-797156 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
567th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vrigny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Carl A. Mattson (father)
Hildur O. (Carlson) Mattson (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40747 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Heavy Date
Destination: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 1851
More information
1st Lt Carl A. Mattson was a draftsman before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Manchester, New Hampshire on 21 January 1942.On 7 January 1944, Heavy Date, was assigned to bomb the Ludwigshafen Oil Refinery in Germany, piloted by Lt. Carl A. Mattson. The plane was attacked, shot up, and damaged by German fighters, It fell out of control and out of position in its formation. It's cockpit caught on fire, as it fell into a spin and crashed. Some of the crew were able to bail out the plane before it exploded and crashed, one kilometer northeast of Vrigny, France.
Lt Shirley D. Berry:
He was overcome either by smoke or anoxia.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Misty