*1925 08 15 Chew residence (nextdoor to Pollocks), Jamestown, RI, USA
+2005 12 13 Houston, TX, USA

(From JJC 10003) Went to Naval Academy during WWII, became naval aviator. Was shot down off the coast of Vietnam, was rescued and returned safely to his Carrier. Eventually became a captain, and was commandant of a Naval Airfield at his last posting. Is a year younger than JJC (who was born in late 1923).

(From SJC 15305) "A couple of years ago [as of 2003] during a driving tour of Conanicut Island, my Aunt Beechie told me Uncle Bobby was born in Jamestown at the Pollock's house. She pointed it out as we drove by in Shoreby Hills. [... He] lived with [his uncle JJC 10005 and aunt JKL 10004] for a short period during one of his tours at the Pentagon." "[H]e was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1948 and attended the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School and graduated in Class 30." "Initial indications are an aneurism may have been the cause [of his death]."

Mentioned in United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995 by Roy A. Grossnick: "[1969] 13 June - Lieutenant Commanders Randall K. Billings and Rober S. Chew, Jr., of Patuxent River, MD piloting an F-4A Phantom II and an F-8D Crusader aircraft, made the first fully automatic carrier landings with production equipment on board Midway off the California coast. The landings, made 'hands off' with both flight controls and throttles operated automatically by signals from the ship, highlighted almost 10 years of research and development and followed by almost 6 years the first such carrier landings made with test equipment."

Obituary in Houston Chronicle, 2005-12-18: "CAPTAIN ROBERT SMITH CHEW, JR. (USN RET), died on December 13, 2005. He was born on Ausust 15, 1925 in Jamestown, Rhode Island to Captain Robert Smith Chew, Sr, USN (ret) and Beatrice Pollock Chew.
He attended the St Alban's School in Washington, DC and graduated from the Admiral Farragut Academy before attending the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, from which he graduated in 1948.
He was receded in death by his first wife, Elinor Jones Chew, his second wife, Patricia Rose Chew; and his sister, Mary Chew Jones. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn H. chew; his son, Robert Smith Chew III of Springfield, Massachusetts; his sister, Beatrice Chew Kampmann.
Burial is at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, TX.

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From JJC 10003. RSC VI. Only child. Living in Springfield, MA, USA in 2005. Has two living children as of 2009, according to RSC 100325.

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