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- Kokomo Tribune, Friday 9 Feb 1951
Local Family Learns of Son?s Death in Korea
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald O. Bassett, 1641 West Mulberry street, received
word from the War department late Thursday afternoon that their son, William
S. Bassett, was killed in the Korean war last September 1.
The youth, who was attached to the 9th Infantry battalion of the 2nd
division in Korea, was reported missing in action in late September. He would
have been 26 years old Friday (today).
Bassett became the sixth Kokomo soldier to lose his life in the Korean
conflict.
Mr. and Mrs. Bassett received word from the army in late September of
last year that their son was reported missing in action since August 31. The
last letter they received from him was written August 28.
Young Bassett served as a machine gunner in World War II and saw
action in Europe. He enlisted in the army in June, 1943 and was discharged in
February, 1945.
After attending Purdue university for a short time he re-enlisted in
March, 1947 and served about three years at various army bases in Alaska.
The Kokomo soldier then was moved to Fort Lewis, Wash., and from that
point to Korea on August 1. He met death a month later. He had a short leave
in Kokomo with his parents just a year ago.
Bassett was graduated from Kokomo High school in 1943. He moved here
with his parents from Anderson in 1938.
He is survived by his parents, three sisters, Mary Norma, a sophomore
at Kokomo High school; Mrs. Maurice Henricks, 1541 West Mulberry street and
Mrs. H.L. Peterson, Park Forest, Ill; and one brother, Charles R., Columbus,
Ind.
Bassett?s father is an employee of Delco Radio division.
The Kokomo Tribune, Indiana, Friday, 8 August 1952
Body of Kokomo Youth, Killed In Korea, Returned
The body of Pfc. William S. Bassett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald O. Bassett, 1541 W. Mulberry St., was among 309 that arrived Thursday at San Francisco aboard the Sepulva Victory from Ko9rean
No information has been received as to when the body may be expected in Kokomo. The parents will be informed later and the body will be taken to the Jacobs Funeral Home.
Private Bassett was killed in action in Korea on Sept.1, 1950. The parents were first advised by the War Department that he was missing late in September and word of his death was received the following February.
Young Bassett was 25 years old. He had been a machine gunner in World War II, seeing action in Europe. After his discharge in February 1946 he attended Purdue University for a time, then re-enlisted in march 1947. He served in Alaska and in August 1950 was sent to Korea. He was graduated from Kokomo High School in 1943.
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1925 - 1950 (25 years)