World War II Honoree

Charles Joseph Neubert

Hometown

New York City, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLIGHT SERGEANT AND SERVED AS AN AIR GUNNER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 22 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 405 'VANCOUVER-EAGLE' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS FLAK DAMAGED ROOTES SECURITIES LTD. HALIFAX MK II (DG228) CRASHED AT VREDEBEST FARM NEAR NOORDWIJKERHOUT, SOUTH HOLLAND DURING A BOMBING RAID TO KREFELD, GERMANY ON OCTOBER 2, 1942. BURIED IN A COLLECTIVE GRAVE AT NOORDWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY, NOORDWIJK, SOUTH HOLLAND, THE NETHERLANDS.