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Wilmer H. C. Bassett

Male 1918 - 1994  (75 years)


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  • Name Wilmer H. C. Bassett 
    Born 6 Jun 1918 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT WW II  European theater Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Army Air Corps 
    Died 26 Jan 1994  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania, 3 Feb 1994
      Wilmer H.C. Bassett

      Wilmer H.C. Bassett, 75, a retired president of Bassett Steel & Tube Co., died Wednesday at his home in Newtown Square. Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Bassett graduated from Lower Merion High School and served as an Army Air Corps pilot in World War II flying B-24s in the European Theater. He was shot down over Polesti, Romania, and taken prisoner of war. He was held for two years. After liberation, he and his fellow prisoners had to get through and area not yet liberated, and a Romanian princess helped them leave the country, according to his son, Jeffrey. After the war, Mr. Bassett worked at Joseph T. Ryerson & Son Inc., a steel company in Philadelphia. In 1957, he started his own company, Bassett Steel & Tube Co., in King of Prussia and Milltown, N.J. He was a member of Wayne United Methodist Church, where he served on the Men's Committee. Survivors: his wife, Dorothy; son, Jeffrey; daughters, Ann Lewis, Cheryl MacDonald, Lynn Bassett and Laurie Miles; a brother; a sister, and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Wayne United Methodist Church; interment, private.
    Person ID P213  93B Bassetts of Worcester County, Maryland
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2012 

    Father Henry Clay Bassett,   b. 6 Dec 1894, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Florence Amelia Dokenwadel 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F59  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Wiggs,   b. 1925,   d. 13 Aug 2009, Newton Square Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 31 Mar 1943 
    Family ID F78  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart