Albert Fall Chase papers, 1941-1951.

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Albert Fall Chase papers, 1941-1951.

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The collection consists of a file kept by Clarence Cornell Chase on the activities of his son, Albert Fall Chase, during World War II. A large portion of the collection is correspondence exchanged by Chase with the families of the P.O.W.'s, the government and later soldiers who had served with and were imprisoned with Lt. Chase. Included in this correspondence is a photocopy of letter from Douglas MacArthur to Mrs. Fall and numerous letters from Era Rentfrow, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts Registrar about alumni soldier's deaths. In addition to letters from the army, there is also a copy of Bulletin No. 8 of the Bataan Relief Organization of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Other items include correspondence and documents concerning Chase's estate and posthumous medals, newspaper clippings and government bulletins. The photographs consist of group photographs with Fall marked on each picture.

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Chase, Albert Fall, 1918-1944.

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Albert Fall Chase was born in 1918, attended New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, and entered the U.S. Army in 1940 with an ROTC commission. As were many New Mexico troops, he was sent in 1941 to the Philippines, where he trained native troops on Los Negros for the Philippine Scouts, 73rd Regiment. They fought on Mindanao and Cebu until they were captured by the Japanese in 1942. Chase was a prisoner of war in Camp No. 2, at Davao, Mindanao for two and a half years. He was kill...

New Mexico State University

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The New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was established by a legislative act in 1889 (1889 Laws of N.M., Chp. 138, Sec. 2). In 1959 a constitutional amendment changed the name to New Mexico State University (1959 Laws of N.M., Constitutional Amendment No. 7). The University is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. From the description of New Mexico State University records, 1890-[ongoing]. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37786743 ...