Korean War
Service # | 14312246 |
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Rank | Private First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | November 12 1950 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Bass was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Bass was a medic with the Medical Company, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was seriously wounded while tending his wounded comrades in South Korea on September 11, 1950 and returned to duty on October 10, 1950. He was Killed in Action in North Korea on November 12, 1950.