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  • Harry Brinkley Bass
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  • Harry Brinkley "Brink" Bass (July 4, 1916 – August 20, 1944) was a U.S. Navy pilot who was twice awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions in the Pacific theater during World War II. Bass died over Vanosc, in southern France when his plane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire. USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887) was named in his honor.
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serviceyears
  • 1938
Birth Date
  • 1916-07-04
Commands
Branch
death place
  • Vanosc, France
Nickname
  • "Brink"
Name
  • Harry Brinkley Bass
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Chicago, Illinois
Awards
death date
  • 1944-08-20
Rank
Allegiance
  • United States of America
Battles
  • World War II
  • *Battle of the Coral Sea
  • *Invasion of southern France
abstract
  • Harry Brinkley "Brink" Bass (July 4, 1916 – August 20, 1944) was a U.S. Navy pilot who was twice awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions in the Pacific theater during World War II. Bass died over Vanosc, in southern France when his plane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire. USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887) was named in his honor.