[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MR. CHARLES L. NEUBERT

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2011

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Charles L. Neubert 
of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, for his faithful and dedicated service to 
the United States of America through turbulent times.
  Charles Neubert was serving in the National Guard in the State of 
Washington when he decided to transfer to active duty in 1941. He was 
assigned to the 16th Truck Company, Quartermaster Corps. At the time, 
Charles Neubert was only 20 years old. He was stationed in Pearl 
Harbor, Hawaii.
  Mr. Neubert was working in the motor pool during the surprise 
military attack conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the morning 
of December 7, 1941. Mr. Neubert watched helplessly as 353 Japanese 
fighters and bombers launched their assault on the naval base. When he 
recalls this day, Charles Neubert can remember thinking that the planes 
just kept coming and coming. More than 2,400 American lives were lost 
on that day, and almost 1,300 were injured.
  Charles Neubert continued to serve his country in the 357th and the 
356th Truck Companies on both Pearl Island and on Tinian in the 
Marianas Islands.
  Charles Neubert would be discharged from active duty in the Army in 
June 1945, just a few months before the end of the war. He would join 
the Naval Reserves in 1950, and he served aboard the USS Douglas H Fox 
(DD779) for 15 months during the Korean War. He was discharged in 1953.
  Mr. Speaker, Charles L. Neubert, who only a few months ago celebrated 
his 90th birthday, is a fine example of the faithful and dedicated men 
and women that make up our armed forces. His selfless actions, and 
those of his generation, should forever be remembered and cherished by 
a grateful nation.

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