▁General . ▁During ▁his ▁command ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁engine ers ▁developed ▁techn ologies ▁that ▁proved ▁in valu able ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁H ert z berg ▁was ▁fav ored ▁by ▁General ▁Andrew ▁Mc N aught on ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁age - limit ▁for ▁his ▁rank , ▁Mc N aught on ▁asked ▁the ▁Minister ▁to ▁grant ▁H ert z berg ▁a ▁special ▁extension ▁because ▁there ▁was ▁" no ▁other ▁suitable ▁officer " ▁who ▁could ▁replace ▁him . ▁H ert z berg ▁was ▁finally ▁forced ▁into ▁ret irement ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Mc N aught on ▁wrote ▁at ▁the ▁time : ▁ ▁Upon ▁ret irement ▁H ert z berg ▁was ▁appointed ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath : ▁ ▁H ert z berg ▁died ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁of ▁small po x ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 8 ▁while ▁in ▁India . ▁He ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁special ▁assignment ▁developing ▁an ▁innov ative ▁form ▁of ▁port able ▁air ▁landing ▁strip . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Del hi ▁War ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Military ▁Engine ers ▁award ▁an ▁annual ▁tro phy ▁in ▁H ert z berg ' s ▁name . ▁It ▁is ▁presented ▁ann ually ▁to ▁the ▁Reserve ▁Engine er ▁unit ▁that ▁successfully ▁comple tes ▁a ▁stand - alone ▁project ▁of ▁significant ▁training ▁and / or ▁civil ian ▁or ▁military ▁community ▁relations ▁value . ▁ ▁Civil ian ▁life ▁and ▁private ▁practice ▁ ▁Between ▁the ▁wars ▁H ert z