World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leon Bass
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY WITH THE ALL BLACK 183RD COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION DURING WWII. HE ARRIVED AT BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP ONE DAY AFTER IT WAS LIBERATED IN APRIL OF 1945.