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Howard Winfield Chase

In memory of:

Sergeant Howard Winfield Chase

April 5, 1941
Matilda, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

R/57925

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

School Army-Co-operation, Ottawa

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-1945 and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar.

Additional Information

Born:

January 10, 1917
Turtle Valley, Chase, British Columbia

Enlistment:

June 4, 1940
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of George Grant Chase and Margaret Brown from Chase. Brother to Alice Bradley of Vernon.

He was accidently killed when his monoplane crashed during an identification and aerial photography training flight.

He only served in Canada for 306 days.

Commemorated on Page 26 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHASE PUBLIC CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot. Lot 517.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– View 1 of Sgt. Chase's grave marker in the Chase city cemetery. Photo taken Sept. 2015.

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    Grave Marker – View 1 of Sgt. Chase's grave marker in the Chase city cemetery. Photo taken Sept. 2015.
  • Grave Marker– View 2 of Sgt. Chase's grave marker in the Chase city cemetery. Photo taken Sept. 2015.

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    Grave Marker – View 2 of Sgt. Chase's grave marker in the Chase city cemetery. Photo taken Sept. 2015.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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