Robert Earl Chase
MilitaryAssigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
20 November 1923 | ||
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Other Crashed |
25 October 1943 | Taxiing Accident Coleman, TX Cat 3 damage Lt Robert E Chase, 25-Oct-43. PT-19A 42-34330 304AAFFTD | |
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Based |
24 January 1945 - 1 May 1945 | Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Crashed |
7 April 1951 | Mid Air Collision Perrin AFB TX Cat 3 damage 1Lt Robert E Chase, 7-Apr-51. T-6D 41-34218 - 3556AMS 3555AMG | |
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Other Crashed |
23 March 1954 | Structural Failure Suwon Gunnery Range, Korea Cat 2 damage 1Lt Robert E Chase, 23-Mar-54 F-86F 52-4328 - 12FBS 18FBG 5AF | |
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Other End of War |
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Other Promotion |
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | ||
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Buried |
Fairmount Cemetery Denver, CO |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list