WWII

Walter Bass

Rate / Rank
TEC E-5

Birthdate
March 27 1920

Date of Death
July 5 1992

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
October 16 1941 - January 1 1946

Conflicts & Campaigns

New Guinea; Southern Philippines
Pacific Theater of Operations, May 17, 1944 - December 1, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

311th Ordnance Depot Company

Decorations & Citations

Sharpshooter (rifle); Marksman (carbine)
Meritorious Unit Award; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
American Defense Medal; American Campaign Medal
Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

US Army service number 34-088-612. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; Rt. 3, Box 4, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Old 179 S, Grady County, Georgia.