Trooper John Frank Bass, Jr., Georgia State Patrol, Georgia

Trooper John Frank Bass, Jr.

Georgia State Patrol, Georgia

End of Watch Wednesday, February 15, 1950

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John Frank Bass, Jr.

Trooper John Bass was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on 24th Avenue, West of 5th Street in Cordele, Georgia.

At 7:00 p.m., he was returning to the station from his lunch break when he was hit. He was transported to Adams Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries over an hour later.

When the driver was apprehended shortly after fleeing the crash scene, he was intoxicated. He pleaded nolo contendere and was fined $300 of a $1000 fine and given a three-year suspended sentence.

Trooper Bass was a United States Army WWII military police veteran and had served with the Georgia State Patrol for two years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

Bio

Age 31
Tour 2 years
Badge 188
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Vehicular assault

hit-and-run, Impaired Driver

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Trooper Bass,
On today, the 75th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army during World War II. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

February 15, 2025