World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Harold Perry Nelson
Hometown
Spokane, Washington
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 33 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 4 TRAINING COMMAND, CALGARY, ALBERTA WHEN HIS BEECHCRAFT EXPEDITOR MK 3T (RCAF 1410) CRASHED AND BURNED NEAR CALGARY ON NOVEMBER 23, 1944. BURIED AT RIVER VIEW HEIGHTS CEMETERY, KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON.