Harold W Chase
Military
From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray
Object Number - UPL 26590 - Capt. Harold W. Chase receiving an award from Co. Benjamin Rimerman. Chase served with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group and had 2...
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills, 1 x damaged [Air]. Credited with 4 x destroyed, 1 x damaged [Ground]. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14188861 /O-827353
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Ordnance and Armament Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16136319 / T-62611 / O-2000298
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11025538 / O-758938
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18039091 / O-665385
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Missions
- Date: 16 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
East Corinth, Corinth, VT 05040, USA | 11 September 1921 | Son of Harvey E and Frances H Chase. |
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Enlisted |
Rutland, VT 05701, USA | 24 March 1942 | |
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Based |
Raydon | 28 October 1944 - 18 July 1945 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
NE of Steinhuder Meer, 31515 Wunstorf, Germany | 27 November 1944 | Me109 destroyed NE of Steinhuder Lake 27-Nov-44. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Steinhuder Meer, 31515 Wunstorf, Germany | 27 November 1944 | Me109 damaged NE of Steinhuder Lake 27-Nov-44. |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, UK | 7 April 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 7 April 1945 | E/A destroyed 7-Apr-45. |
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Other E/A Destroyed [Grd] [4] |
Regensburg, Germany | 16 April 1945 | 4 x Fw190 destroyed [ground] Regensburg 16-Apr-45. |
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Other E/A Damaged [Grd] |
Regensburg, Germany | 16 April 1945 | Fw190 damaged [ground] Regensburg 16-Apr-45. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
18 July 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Died |
Melbourne, FL, USA | 15 December 1996 |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/83392777-harold-w-chase
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https://www.fold3.com/record/902462-harold-w-chase
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Chase&Submit=Search
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_chase_h_w.php
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/351st-fs/
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/353-chase-27n…
From the personal collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray
From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray
From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
![Ground personnel of the 353rd Fighter Group attend to a crashed P-51 Mustang (YJ-Z, serial number 44-14610) nicknamed "Sweet Marie", flown by Tom Pryor, 13 June 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '13/6/45. Tom Pryor.' On reverse: Tim L. Bivens [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-400748.jpg.webp?itok=1O_jD8xc)
