Melvin Hughes Bassett descends from #1B John Bassett of Connecticut as follows:
John Bassett and wife Margery
Robert Bassett and wife Mary
Robert Bassett (b. 1640) and wife Elizabeth Riggs
Daniel Bassett (b. 1743) and wife Elizabeth Bassett
Samuel Bassett (b. 1777) and wife Mary Caywood
John Bassett (b. 1816) and wife Ervilla Coomer
Eugene Bassett (b. 1840) and wife Elizabeth Hamlin
Frank Peck Bassett (b. 1871) and wife Marion Foster Hughes
Melvin Hughes Bassett (b. 1899)
Naval History and Heritage Command
Melvin Hughes Bassett was born in Convington, Virginia, on June 12, 1899, the son of Frank Peck Bassett and Mrs. Marion Hughes Bassett, both deceased. He attended Bellefonte Academy, Bellefond, Pennsylvania, before his appointment to the United States Naval Academy in 1916. He served during the summer of 1917 and 1918 as a midshipman aboard vessels of the Atlantic Fleet, engaged in the training of Armed Guard crews. Graduated with the Class of 1920 on June 6, 1919, he was commissioned Ensign, and subsequently progressed in grade until his promotion in 1944 to Captain, to rank from July 1, 1943. He was transferred to the Retired List of the Navy on December 1, 1950 and was advanced to Rear Admiral on the basis of combat awards.
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