World War II Honoree

William P. Chase

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pearcy, Arkansas

Honored By

Thelma Pauline

Relationship

Wife

TOOK BOOT CAMP TRAINING AT SAN DIEGO NAVAL TRAINING STATION, CALIFORNIA. AFTER GRADUATION, WAS SCHEDULED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS LEXINGTON. DUE TO ILLNESS, HIS ASSIGNMENT WAS DELAYED AND HE WAS STATIONED ABOARD THE CARGO SHIP USS KAULA AG-33. HE WAS ABOARD THE KAULA, AND AT SEA, AT TIME OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. SHIP CARRIED SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO OUTLYING STATIONS AT MIDWAY, JOHNSON ISLAND AND PALMYRA. AT TIME OF CEASE FIRE IN PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS, HE WAS HOSPITALIZED AT OAK KNOLL NAVAL HOSPITAL IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.