World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles R. Moritz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Effingham, Illinois
Honored By
VFW Post 11242
ON JUNE 7, 1944, WITH THE 555TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, HE WAS PILOTING A P-51C MUSTANG WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER U.S. AIRCRAFT WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT OVER LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. HIS REMAINS WERE IDENTIFIED IN 2012.