R. C. Chase

Korean War
RankAviation Machinist's Mate Airman U.S. Navy
Date of DeathMarch 21 1952
National Defense Service Medal
Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Chase was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Chase was a crew member of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 12, based at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. On March 21, 1952, his aircraft spun in after takeoff killing all ten crewmen.