Bill Bass, U.S. Navy, Norfolk, VA.,1949-1952 (?). Portrait at Tu-Layne Studio, No. 6 Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA. Sailor Bass became a BT3 (Boiler Technician) on the U.S.S. Midway and was promoted to Chief Petty Officer, which he chose to decline so he could get out of the Navy after 5 years to work the family farm in Prince Edward County, Virginia.