John M. Bass

1910 - 1945  (34 years)

• Name	John M. Bass
  Born	7 Aug 1910	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jan 1945	WWII, Belgium
  Person ID	I20931	Tofterå Slettemoen
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Theophilus Edwin Bass,   b. 27 Apr 1871, Crane, Stone, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1951, Tulare, Tulare, California  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Annie Cleo Harris,   b. 4 Feb 1890, Mill Creek, Washington, Kansas ,   d. 6 Sep 1913, Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane, Washington, USA  (Age 23 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1907	Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, USA
  Family ID	F6743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1934 he was a farm hand on a ranch in Thornton, San Joaquin, California. Was sentenced to 0-10 years months in San Joaquin County jail, and tried to escape. "only six bricks and a few laths separated the group og dangerous young despeardoes from freedom, when they were discovered by jail attendants. A long blanket was in readiness to be used to slide down to the street and socks stuffed with tinfoil had been prepared as weapons in event of detection", the Stockton Idependent reported on May 12, 1936. He was moved to California State prison at San Quentin and served untill 1939. 1944, stationed as private first class at the Marine Air Depot Squadron One, Marine Aircraft Wings, Pacific C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California Bass, John M. 9 Aug 1910 - 28 Jan 1945 Christian County Republican 22 Mar 1945 p1 [Son of Theopolis Edwin "Ottie" & Cleo (Harris) Bass] Mrs. J.H. Wade received word Wednesday that her nephew, John M. Bass, with a combat Engineering Division in Belgium, had been killed in action Jan. 28. Mrs. Wade's brother, T.E. Bass of Tulare, Calif., had received a letter from the chaplain of John's division that he had been killed and that burial was made in the American cemetery in Belgium.