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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.
Oct 19, 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.
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.
Oct 15, 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.
Jan 8, 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.
Oct 25, 2012 · Command Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley, a career army Soldier and war hero recently passed away at the age of 92. Fort Benning held a ceremony in his honor at the Infantry Chapel where his...
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Oct 10, 2012 · COLUMBUS, Ga. – Basil L. Plumley, a renowned career soldier whose exploits as an Army infantryman were portrayed in a book and the movie “We Were Soldiers,” has died at 92 – an age his...
