World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John E. Chase
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Watertown, New York
Honored By
The Chase Family
SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 9TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 7TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP AS A AERIAL GUNNER IN THE CHINA DEFENSIVE, CENTRAL BURMA AND THE CHINA OFFENSIVE. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, ARMY AIR FORCE AIR CREW MEMBER BADGE, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.