His Veteran leadership saved many American lives in the Ia Drang Valley. Plumley is a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. For Edits select Suggest Edits on the memorial page. He made one combat jump with the 187th Regimental Combat Team in Korea. Try again later. Try again later. Vietnam was wrong. Plumley was real. Yes he was a real soldier’s soldier. Karl Baedeker, German publisher, well known for travel guides. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Abraham, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA. And for the morning they again were referred to by the rank they wore, but now instead of rank/ last name they were rank/first name. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. And there began another Basil Plumley story we would both laugh over for years. His Size 12 combat boots were stained with mud and blood from the three great wars of the 20th century and now he was being laid to rest among thousands of other warriors. Plumley grinned big as I dug out my razor and bar of soap and diverted my coffee water for a new task. For help using the website visit our help page or contact support@findagrave.com. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. I have visited this place often. × Advertisement Photo added by Hope Heller × Advertisement. I do know they gathered at some dump of a bar every Saturday morning, just outside the fence line of the Fort. If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. May he rest in peace. A real American hero and a “Soldiers Soldier”. Plumley joined the Army on March 31, 1942, and retired on December 31, 1974. The remarkable veteran earned his place in the stories of American history after serving in three wars, nearly back to back, an accomplishment very few can claim. The noise of battle was deafening. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Also an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Sorry! Thanks for your help! I first met Sgt. Thanks for providing this. You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. Plumley was a larger-than-life figure, who had the respect of those on the battlefield, according to Joe Galloway, a reporter who was at Ia Drang and later wrote "We Were Soldiers" along with Moore. They were afraid he still had their name and number.". I had accompanied 1/7 Cav on a medical civil action mission to a remote Montagnard village east of Plei Me Special Forces Camp in the Central Highlands, followed by a hard, slow slog through dense bamboo and wait-a-minute vines—a long, hot walk and crawl through jungle gloom. GREAT NEWS! We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. General Hal Moore praised Plumley as an outstanding NCO and leader in the book We Were Soldiers Once...And Young. Looking for the freshest news from CNN? He had concealed the fact that he had the softest heart in the world from everyone but her and their daughter and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. As it should have been. based on information from your browser. Something we don’t have enough of any more. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request. Basil L. Plumley, who fought in some of the U.S. Army's bloodiest battles in three wars, died Wednesday in Columbus, Georgia. Family members linked to this person will appear here. For help using the website visit our help page or contact support@findagrave.com. It is because of men like these that we enjoy the freedoms and liberty we all enjoy today... we should all learn from their example.. There is a problem with your email/password. Failed to report flower. You were a great American hero and patriot. Verify and try again. GREAT NEWS! God grant we can find and raise more of you to stand watch over this Republic in this day and the days ahead. You're obviously not educated enough to post on this man's story.... RIP CSM, That's your problem Real World Math, you're a рrоѕtіtutе (lawyer). 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