Basil L. Plumley
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 12 years ago |
Date of birth | January 1,1920 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Shady Spring |
West Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | October 10,2012 |
Died | Columbus |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Buried | Fort Benning, United States |
Years of service | 1942–1974 |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Invasion of Normandy | |
Units | 320th Field Artillery Regiment |
82nd Airborne Division | |
7th Cavalry Regiment | |
1st Cavalry Division | |
Place of burial | Fort Benning, United States |
Battleswar | World War II |
Spous | Deurice Dillon |
Awards | Silver Star |
Parents | Clay H. Plumley |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 500062 |
Basil L. Plumley Life story
Basil Leonard Plumley was a career soldier and airborne combat infantryman in the United States Army who rose to the rank of command sergeant major. As a combat veteran of World War II and the Vietnam War, he is most noted for his actions during the Battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam.