World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Claire Chase
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rochester, Minnesota
Honored By
Bradley Chase
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1939 TO 1945. IN LATE 1941, WHILE SERVING WITH COMPANY D, 63RD INFANTRY, 6TH ARMY, HE FOUGHT AGAINST THE JAPANESE INVASION OF LUZON. ESCAPING CAPTURE, HE JOINED FILIPINO GUERILLA BANDS THROUGHOUT 1942 TO 1944. AS A REGULAR ARMY NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER, HE LED ONE BAND AS A BREVET OFFICER.