Bassett Family Association Database
Ernest Randolph Bassett
1892 - 1922 (29 years)-
Name Ernest Randolph Bassett Born 8 Nov 1892 Neshoba County, Mississippi Gender Male _UID B105D32079AEA240961CCFFE24C122023A9C Died 22 Aug 1922 San Antonio, Texas Notes - He enlisted in World War I on 24 Nov 1917 in Meridian, Mississippi and served in the United States Air Service 166 Day Bombing Aero Squadron. He began training on 6 Dec 1917 at Kelly Field in Texas. He left 5 Mar 1918 and servied in England, France and Germany. He took part in the Mince Argonne offensive from 18 Oct to 11 Nov 1918. He was promoted from private to Sergeant on 1 Sep 1918. He was promoted from Sargeant to Sgt. 1st class on 1 Feb 1919. He was assigned to the army of occupation from
21 Nov 1918 until 6 Apr 1919. He arrived back in the U.S. on 16 Jun 1919. He was honorably discharged as Sgt. 1st class on 7 Jul 1919 at Camp Pike, Arkansas.
Person ID I1431 48B Francis Bassett of South Carolina Last Modified 6 Aug 2013
Father Edgar Maltessee Bassett, b. 4 May 1866, Neshoba County, Mississippi , d. 3 Jun 1941, Neshoba County, Mississippi (Age 75 years) Mother Mary Susan "Susie" Frances Adams, b. Oct 1868, Newton, Mississippi , d. 22 Dec 1954, Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi (Age ~ 86 years) Family ID F534 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- He enlisted in World War I on 24 Nov 1917 in Meridian, Mississippi and served in the United States Air Service 166 Day Bombing Aero Squadron. He began training on 6 Dec 1917 at Kelly Field in Texas. He left 5 Mar 1918 and servied in England, France and Germany. He took part in the Mince Argonne offensive from 18 Oct to 11 Nov 1918. He was promoted from private to Sergeant on 1 Sep 1918. He was promoted from Sargeant to Sgt. 1st class on 1 Feb 1919. He was assigned to the army of occupation from