Csm basil l plumley biography of alberta

Basil L. "Old Iron Jaw"Plumley
Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army

Basil L. Plumley was born on 1 January , in Shady Spring, WV, the second son, and fifth child, of coal miner Clay and Georgia Plumley.

After two years of high school, he worked as a driver/chauffeur before enlisting in the U.S. Army on 31 March

A paratrooper, he was a member of the th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, with which he made four combat jumps and was awarded multiple medals.

Plumley confirmed this during interviews conducted with author Phil Nordyke, author of four books relating to the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. Plumley went on to make one combat jump in Korea with the th Airborne Infantry Regiment.

As a career soldier and airborne combat infantryman, Plumley eventually achieved the rank of Command Sergeant Major. He is most famous for his actions as Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of Ia Drang, Vietnam, on November Lieutenant General Hal M