 On April 11, 1945, Bass, then a Sergeant, and another member of the 183rd, Sgt.William A. Scott III, arrived at the headquarters of the 1126th in a forward liaison capacity.The next day, they convoyed with members of the 1126th to the town of Eisenach, approximately 100 kilometers from the Buchenwald camp, which had been discovered by allied troops the previous day.