Other Events:

• Race: White
• _MILT: Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force
• _MILT: POW during WWII; awarded Purple Heart
• Residence: 1930, Philadelphus, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA; Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1935, Lumber Bridge Township, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Lumber Bridge Township, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA; Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Notes:

Lt. Col. (Ret) Billy Francis Chason was born on Jan. 25, 1921 in Lumber Bridge, North Carolina. He was the son of John C and Mary Clifton Chason. (Although the 1930 Census lists John as "Pete." ) He had an older sister, Mary Helen and a younger brother, Frederic Clifton. All three of the Chason children were born in North Carolina, as were their parents and grandparents. Billy enlisted in the U.S. Army on September 16, 1940. At the time, he was an automobile serviceman. He was not yet marrried. In 1948, Billy married Emily Marguerite Gahr. The couple had at least one son, William Craig, born in Cumberland Co., North Carolina. Billy was a Veteran of WWII. He begain his military career with the 30th Infantry Scotch Tiger Division based in Maxton/Laurinburg, North Carolina. He then was with the 8th Air Force, 381st Heavy Bomb Group, flying B-17's. Lt. Col. Chason was reported as a prisoner of war on Jan. 11, 1944, being detained in Germany for 16 months in Stalag I. He was assigned to the Pentagon in 1956. During that time, he was the chief pilot for then Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. Lt. Col. Chason was President Dwight Eisenhower's first alternate pilot. After retiring from the Air Force in 1964, he worked in civil service at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Lt. Col. Chason died on Oct. 28, 2004 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is buried in Lafayette Memorial Park in Fayetteville. Buried Lafayette Memorial Park Fayetteville Cumberland County North Carolina, USA Plot: Floral Gardens, Plot 248, Grave #3

Buried:
LaFayette Memorial Park

Died:
Age: 83 Years

Billy married Emily Marguerite Gahr 11 Sep 1948, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA. Emily (daughter of George Frederick Gahr and Louisa Freda Kraemer) was born 21 Aug 1924, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Jul 2005, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA; was buried Jul 2005, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. William Craig Chason

Other Events:

• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 135882672
• Race: White
• Name: Pete
• Birth: Abt 1899, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1930, Philadelphus, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA; Age: 31; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
• Residence: 1935, Lumber Bridge Township, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
• Occupation: 1940, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA; county policeman
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Lumber Bridge Township, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA; Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
• Residence: 1942, Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina, USA; Age: 43; Relation to Head of House: Self

Notes:

Buried:
Lafayette Memorial Park

John married Mary Coit Clifton 16 Jun 1918, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA. Mary was born 9 Aug 1981, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA; died 7 Dec 1981, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA; was buried Dec 1981, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 110799673
• Race: White
• Residence: 1935, Lumber Bridge Township, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Lumber Bridge Township, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA; Age: 40; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Notes:

Buried:
Lafayette Memorial Park