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Chase, William C

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Chase, William C (1895-1986)

US general. He served with the US cavalry in World War I. In World War II, he served mainly in the Far East and September 1945 led the 1st Cavalry Division, the first US military force to enter Tokyo. After the war he became Chief of Staff 3rd Army, then went to Taiwan as military adviser to Jiang Jie Shi (Chiang Kai-shek) until his retirement 1956.

From 1943, he commanded 1 Cavalry Brigade which recaptured the Admiralty Islands March 1944. He later took part in the invasion of the Philippines and led the first US troops into Manila 3 February 1945. He then took command of 38 Infantry Division and cleared the Japanese out of Bataan and supervised the airborne assault on Corregidor.



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