Monuments
B-24 Liberator (42-40747) 'Heavy Date' Memorial
B-24 Liberator 'Heavy Date' (42-40747) Monument
Name:
David H. Neilson
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
36005588
Unit:
567th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-01-07
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
A
Row:
19
Grave:
29
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
TSgt David H. Neilson, radio operator 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 Neilson, did not survive.