Richard Chase
(Above: Major Richard Chase as Commander 504th Parachute Battalion in February 1942)
NAME: Richard Chase
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1927 Graduated Syracuse University
03 October 1927 Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Infantry
00 October 1927 to 00 February 1929 Stationed at Fort Williams, Portland, Maine
00 February 1929 to 00 September 1930 Stationed at Army Base, Boston Massachusetts
00 September 1930 to 00 June 1931 Attended Infantry School, Company Officers Class
00 July 1931 to 00 July 1933 Stationed at Fort Clayton, Canal Zone
00 October 1933 Promoted First Lieutenant
00 August 1933 to 00 June 1937 Stationed at Signal Corps Photo Laboratory, Army War College, Washington D.C.
00 September 1937 to 00 September 1938 Commanded Company A, 51st Signal Battalion, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
00 June 1937 Promoted Captain
00 September 1938 to 00 November 1940 Commanded Company B, 29th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia
00 November 1940 to July 1941 Assigned Battalion Supply Officer (S-4) of newly formed Parachute Battalion
31 January 1941 Promoted Major
00 August 1941 Assigned Battalion Executive Officer, 503rd Parachute Battalion for a short time
05 October 1941 Assigned Battalion Commander, 504th Parachute Battalion upon activation
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