Born on 3 March 1924 to Lillie May Wimer and Harry Guy Chase, Sr. of Washington D.C.

Class of 1941 Evanston Township High School, Illinois.

Completed aviation cadet flight training and was commissioned (ASN: O-2074669) a 2nd Lieutenant in the USAAF.

Assigned to 20th Air Force, XXI Bomber Command, 313th Bomb Wing, 9th Bombardment Group (VH), 1st Bomber Squadron, stationed at North Field on Tinian in the Mariana Islands, Pacific Theatre of Operations.

Pilot (right seat): 2nd Lt. Harry Guy Chase, Jr. (02074669) Evanston, IL

2LT Harry G Chase Jr. (1924-1945) - Find A Grave Memorial

On 20 May 1945, he flew in the right seat as the Pilot aboard a Boeing B-29-55-BW Super Fortress serial #42-24913 nicknamed "THUNDERIN' LORETTA" tail marking: Circle-X, on a mission to mine the Straits of Shimonoseki and Maizuru Harbor, Japan.

The War Department Files (wwiimemorial.com)

At approximately 1825 hours, "Thunderin' Loretta" lost engine power, failed to attain flight speed, and crashed and exploded during take-off at North Field.

Overseas American Cemeteries (wwiimemorial.com)