World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Norwood Chase
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ottawa, Illinois
Honored By
Donna Turnbaugh
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 328TH BOMB SQUADRON, 93RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE. HE SERVED AS THE TUNNEL GUNNER ON A B-24 WHICH WAS SHOT DOWN BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT WHILE ON A COMBAT MISSION IN JANUARY 1944. HE WAS INTERNED IN SWITZERLAND UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.