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World War II
S Sgt William Richard Bass
Army Air Forces

504th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, 398th Bomber Squadron

His Plane -B-29 Superfortress #42-65241 "The Life of Riley"
Here it is being prepared for bombing.
mia - Northern Mariana Islands, pacific Ocean - He was Radio Operator

Service Number: 18180265
 10 Jun 1908-24 Mar 1945

From; Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Grayson County, Sherman, Texas

Fort Worth Star - Telegram
15 Apr 1945

He was the son of William Murphy Bass and Lora Flossie Murphy.
He married and divorced Thelma Christina Holder.


What happened on 24 Mar 1945?

They bombed a Japanese factory, as planned but then ran into trouble with their engines on fire over the ocean.  never found. 10 Died - Read details of what happened

398th Bomber Squadron
They were stationed in
Nuthampstead England





The bomb loaders and the type of bombs they used.



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