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Navy Federal Credit Union
Kenneth
C.
Chase
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Dayton

, 

Ohio

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron

    Division:

    U.S.S. Hornet

    Action Date:

    October 10, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 340 (July 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Kenneth C. Chase (NSN: 0-291301), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in a Fighting Squadron embarked in U.S.S. HORNET in the Nansei Shoto on 10 October 1944.