World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Harry Brinkley Bass
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Prescott, Arkansas
Honored By
John Peterson
HE DIED WHEN HIS F6F HELLCAT FIGHTER PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE OVER SOUTHERN FRANCE ON AUGUST 20, 1944 NEAR VANOSC, FRANCE. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND PURPLE HEART POSTHUMOUSLY. THE USS BRINKLEY BASS DD-887 WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR.