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Portrait of Leon Bass (left) in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War. He was a sargeant during the war.

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    Portrait of Leon Bass (left) in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War. He was a sargeant during the war.
    Portrait of Leon Bass (left) in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War. He was a sargeant during the war.

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    Portrait of Leon Bass (left) in U.S. Army uniform during the Second World War. He was a sargeant during the war.
    Date
    Circa 1945
    Locale
    United States
    Photo Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Leon Bass

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    Photo Source
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Provenance: Leon Bass

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    Biography
    Leon Bass (1926-2015) and other members of the all African-American 183rd unit were among the first visitors to Buchenwald several days after liberation. After the war, he became a teacher and was active in the Civil Rights movement.
    Record last modified:
    2015-06-23 00:00:00
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