Hampton B Bass Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Re-assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. EOW.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Mississippi, USA | 28 September 1919 | Son of Hampton B and Lula L Bass. |
Enlisted |
Columbus AFB, MS, USA | 30 November 1942 | Columbus AAF Mississippi |
Based |
Boxted | 13 February 1945 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Re-assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | 13 May 1945 | Re-assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other End of War (EOW) |
Europe | 13 May 1945 | End of War (EOW) |
Died |
Memphis, TN, USA | 1 May 1996 | |
Other Transferred |
Halesworth IP19, UK | 13 May 1945 | Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. |
Lula, MS 38644, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm