A graduate of the Naval Academy with the Class of 1940, Captain Chase has served at sea in carriers, cruisers, and destroyers. He has commanded the USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754); Destroyer Division 192; and the USS Boston (CAG-1). Ashore he has served in BuOrd, in the Special Projects Office, and in the Office of Program Appraisal. He is an ordnance postgraduate from M.I.T. in 1948, and a graduate of Armed Forces Staff College in 1954, and Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1960.