Billy Francis Chason

Billy Francis Chason

Male 1921 - 2004  (83 years)

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  • Name Billy Francis Chason  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 25 Jan 1921  Lumber Bridge Township, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [2, 7, 8
    Residence 1930  Philadelphus, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1935  Lumber Bridge Township, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Lumber Bridge Township, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    _MILT Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force  [1
    _MILT POW during WWII; awarded Purple Heart 
    Buried 2004  Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • LaFayette Memorial Park
    Died 28 Oct 2004  Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Age: 83 Years
    Person ID I1765  obenlandGenealogy
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 

    Father John Cary Chason,   b. 13 Feb 1899, Lumber Bridge, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1976, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Coit Clifton,   b. 9 Aug 1981, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1981, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 16 Jun 1918  Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily Marguerite Gahr,   b. 21 Aug 1924, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 2005, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1948  Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12
    Children 
     1. William Craig Chason
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Billy Francis Chason and Emily Marguerite Gahr
    Billy Francis Chason and Emily Marguerite Gahr
    Lafayette Memorial Park Fayetteville, NC
    Lafayette Memorial Park Fayetteville, NC
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  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S2221] Emily Marguerite Gahr Chason Obituary, The Fayetteville Observer, (Name: Fayetteville Publishing Company; Location: Fayetteville, NC; Date: 15 Jul 2005;), accessed 13 Sep 2014.

    2. [S1052] North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      Record for Billy Francis Chason

    3. [S738] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphus, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 1716; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0037; Image: 862.0; FHL microfilm: 2341450.
      Record for Billy Chason
      1930 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason
      1930 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason


    4. [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2964; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-14.
      Record for Belly Chasen
      1940 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason
      1940 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason


    5. [S738] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphus, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 1716; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0037; Image: 862.0; FHL microfilm: 2341450.
      Record for Billy Chason
      1930 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason
      1930 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason


    6. [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2964; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-14.
      Record for Belly Chasen
      1940 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason
      1940 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason


    7. [S738] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphus, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 1716; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0037; Image: 862.0; FHL microfilm: 2341450.
      Record for Billy Chason
      1930 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason
      1930 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason


    8. [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2964; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-14.
      Record for Belly Chasen
      1940 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason
      1940 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason


    9. [S738] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphus, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 1716; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0037; Image: 862.0; FHL microfilm: 2341450.
      Record for Billy Chason
      1930 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason
      1930 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason


    10. [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2964; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-14.
      Record for Belly Chasen
      1940 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason
      1940 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason


    11. [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lumber Bridge, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2964; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-14.
      Record for Belly Chasen
      1940 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason
      1940 United States Federal Census - Billy Francis Chason


    12. [S2222] Emily Marguerite Gahr and Billy Francis Chason Marriage Certificate, North Carolina, Cumberland County, Office of Registrar of Deeds, (Name: Intellectual Reserve, Inc; Location: Salt Lake City, UT;), "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXYM-5B4 : accessed 13 Sep 2014), Billy Francis Chason and Emily Marguerite Gahr, 11 Sep 1948; citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; FHL microfilm 000540284.