Mech. Co. H, 29th Div., 116th Inf. Reg.; of Johnson County; son of P. H. and A. G. Bass. Husband of Mrs. L. D. Bass. Entered service Feb. 3, 1915, at Covington, Va. Sent to Camp McClellan. Sailed for France July 11, 1918. Fought at Alsace-Lorraine, Verdun Front. Wounded at Verdun Oct 8, 1918. Sent to Base Hospital No. 26, Alsace, France. Returned to USA May 10, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Stuart, Va., May 24, 1919.