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Basil Leonard Plumley (January 1, 1920 – October 10, 2012) 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.
Basil L. Plumley (Shady Spring, 1º gennaio 1920 – Columbus, 10 ottobre 2012) è stato un militare statunitense. Si distinse durante la Battaglia di Ia Drang in cui era inquadrato col grado di Sergente Maggiore nel 7º Reggimento Cavalleria dell'Aria statunitense.
15 ott 2012 · Sergeant Major Plumley served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam and received the Silver Star, one of the more than 30 commendations during his 32-year military career.
Command Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley died of cancer on 10 October 2012, after 9 days in Columbus Hospice, in Columbus, GA. He is buried at the Fort Benning Post Cemetery at Fort Benning, GA. He is survived by his daughter, Debbie Kimble, a granddaughter, and 2 great-grandchildren.
19 ott 2017 · Basil L. Plumley was a soldier as well as an airborne combat infantryman in the US Army. He eventually reached the rank of Command Sergeant Major, from beginning as a Private.
8 gen 2013 · Farewell to CSM Basil Plumley. In tribute to Command Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley, who died in October 2012, journalist Joe Galloway reflects on the three-war career of Plumley, with whom he forged a deep bond during the desperate 1965 fighting at Ia Drang. by Joseph L. Galloway 1/8/2013.
11 ott 2012 · FORT HOOD, Texas – Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Basil L. Plumley, former command sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment “Garry Owen,” 1st Cavalry Division, died from colon cancer ...
