World War II Honoree

Howard Elton Chase

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Eureka, Wisconsin

Honored By

Marilyn Chase Dedrick

Relationship

Daughter

USS TEXAS BB-35, NEUTRALITY PATROL. USS WASHINGTON BB-56, RUSSIAN CONVOY DUTY; LANDED AT GUADALCANAL, THIRD BATTLE OF SAVO AND THE LANDING ON TARAWA. USS HANCOCK CV-19, SOUTH CHINA SEA, AIR PATROL ON LUZON, FORMOSA, CAM RANH BAY, HAINAN ISLAND, OKINAWA, CHICHI JIMA, HAHA-JIMA, NORTHERN HONSHU, STRIKES AGAINST KYUSHU AIRFIELDS. ENCOUNTERED DAMAGE FROM SUICIDE PLANE YET CONTINUED AIR SUPPORT. CONTINUED TO OPERATE IN JAPANESE WATERS UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. ACCEPTED AN APPOINTMENT TO ENSIGN OCTOBER 1943. APPOINTED TO LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE FEBRUARY 1945. RECEIVED THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, NAVY DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND 19 BATTLE STARS.