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

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

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

1943-1944, 131X, USS Santee (CVE-29)

From Month/Year - / 1943	To Month/Year - / 1944
Unit USS Santee (CVE-29) Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant	NEC 131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Santee (CVE-29) Details
	Hull number CVE-29
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Sangamon-class	Strength Escort Aircraft Carrier
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Aug 21, 2018

Memories For This Unit
Other Memories In July 1942 Bass became a fighter pilot and was assigned to VF-29, of which he eventually became commander, on board USS Santee (CVE-29). The USS Santee was in the Atlantic Ocean when Bass arrived but eventually was sent to the Pacific theater of operations. He transferred from the USS Santee and VF-29 in April 1944. Bass was awarded his Silver Star and Air Medal during his time on board the USS Santee.

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11 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Santee (CVE-29)

Blackburn, John Thomas, CAPT, (1933-1962)	OFF	131X	Lieutenant
Dailey, Leon, LTJG, (1942-1946)	OFF	131X	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Rotrige, Henry John, RADM, (1942-1972)	OFF	410X	Lieutenant Commander
Barrett, Guy, LTJG, (1942-1944)	OFF	6302	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Barrett, Fred Kirby, ENS, (1941-1943)	OFF	6302	Ensign
Smith, Harold, PO1, (1942-1945)	AE	AE-0000	Petty Officer First Class
Gray, Owen Wells, PO2, (1941-1943)	ARM	ARM-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Haas, Joseph Stacey, S2c, (1942-1943)	GM	GM-0000	Seaman Second Class
Puente Sr, Ernesto Antonio, S1c, (1942-1946)			Seaman First Class
Scallen, Dan, CPO, (1941-1961)			Airman
Blick, Robert Edwin, VADM, (1918-1957)			Captain