Calvin Gilbert Bass, Jr.

1923 - 1999  (76 years)

• Name	Calvin Gilbert Bass
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1923
  Gender	Male
  Death	1999
  Notes	Tulsa World, Oklahoma, Wednesday, December 22, 1999 Col. Calvin G. Bass Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Calvin G. Bass, whose book reviews and conservative letters to the editor became regular features of the Tulsa World, died Sunday. He was 76. Services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian under the direction of Stanley's Funeral Home. A native of Hulbert, Bass was a 31-year military man, whose service included flying 864 missions in the Vietnam War. Bass earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Maryland and a master's degree from the University of Colorado. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, 15 Air Force medals, and nine other campaign and service decorations. In 1969, he took command of an ROTC unit at the University of Tulsa, where he was a professor of aerospace studies until his retirement in 1973. He drew national attention in 1970 with a campaign to help the Stow children, five orphans whose father, Maj. Liburn R. Stow, had been killed in Vietnam. As a result of a letter to the editor Bass wrote to the Air Force Times, more than $24,000 was raised and placed in an educational trust for the children. Bass was honored in 1972 for his work for the Stow children by being invited to sit in a place of honor at Tulsa's annual Veteran's Day parade. He received the American Legion's Legion of Merit Award in 1973. In his retirement, Bass became a regular contributor to the Tulsa World and other area newspapers. His letters to the editor maintained a consistently conservative outlook, criticizing Vice President Al Gore, the U.S. Supreme Court and, time and again, President Clinton. He also was a regular contributor to the World's Sunday book page, reviewing military history books. Survivors include his wife, Hannah; a son, James Bass of Tulsa; two daughters, Janet Garlow of Lawrence, Kan., and Julia Bass of Marquette, Mich.; and five grandchildren. Friends are contributing to the charity of their choice.
  Person ID	I41	Bass179 Jeremiah Bass of Indiana and Arkansas
  Last Modified	26 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Calvin Gilbert Bass,   b. 24 Jul 1883, Texas d. 1928 (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Nan Parker,   b. 1893
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart