Bass, Harry Brinkley, LCDR

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant Commander

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1944-1944, 131X, USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69)

Service Years
1938 - 1944

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1916

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Casualty Info

Home Town Beaumont	Last Address With VF-74 deployed in the Mediterranean on USS Kasaan Bay.

Casualty Date Aug 20, 1944
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location France	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Roselawn Memorial Park - Little Rock, Arkansas	Wall/Plot Coordinates Lot 23 G 6 in Wooddale Section

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1944, World War II Fallen
	2013, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page
	2013, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2018, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page

1938-1939, 00X, USS New Orleans (CA-32)

From Month/Year - / 1938	To Month/Year - / 1939
Unit USS New Orleans (CA-32) Unit Page
Rank Ensign	NEC 00X-Unknown NOC/Designator
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS New Orleans (CA-32) Details
	USS NEW ORLEANS (CL/CA 32) CLASS - NEW ORLEANS Displacement 9,950 Tons, Dimensions, 588' 0" (oa) x 61' 9" x 22' 6" (Max) Armament 9 x 8"/55, 8 x 5"/25, 8 x 0.5" 4 Aircraft. Armor, 5" Belt, 8" Turrets, 2 1/4" Deck, 5" Conning Tower. Machinery, 107,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed, 32.0 Knots, Crew 800. Operational and Building Data Authorized 13 FEB 1929 Laid down 14 MAR 1931 by the New York Navy Yard Launched 12 APR 1933 Commissioned 15 FEB 1934 Decommissioned 10 FEB 1947 Stricken 01 MAR 1959 Fate: Sold for scrap 22 SEP 1959 to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, MD USS New Orleans WWII History https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/n/new-orleans-ii.html
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Heavy Cruiser
	Created/Owned By YN Pierson, Al (USview, NTWS Chief Admin ), YN2 7749

Last Updated: Aug 21, 2018

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9 Members Also There at Same Time

USS New Orleans (CA-32)

Sypeck, Simon Joseph, PO1, (1935-1942)	MM	MM-0000	Petty Officer 1st Class
Moore, Paul Charles, CWO3, (1935-1958)	MM	MM-0000	Petty Officer 2nd Class
Tyrpak, Elias, PO1, (1933-1942)	GM	GM-0000	Gunner's Mate 3rd Class
Tedford, Clois Winford, PO1, (1938-1945)	S1c	S1c-0000	Seaman First Class
Hartley, Kenneth Jay, F1c, (1939-1941)	F1c	F1c-0000	Fireman First Class
Guthrie, Harry Aloysius, RADM, (1917-1950)	OFF		Lieutenant Commander
Smith, Daniel Fletcher, RADM, (1932-1971)	OFF		Lieutenant Junior Grade
Zabriskie, David, LCDR, (1930-1944)	OFF		Ensign
Fitch, Howard Wesley, CAPT, (1918-1950)			Lieutenant Commander

Bass, Harry Brinkley, LCDR

USS NEW ORLEANS (CL/CA 32)