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"And it was, because he brought men he knew, a lot of them he'd trained and served with, and that's why we had such good leaders.". "I don't see the point in trying to be so historically accurate we destroy a genuine hero," Sterner said. ''They forced someone to take it from them. New York City. PULLMAN — In one of its biggest games of the season thus far, the unbeaten Pullman boys basketball team started things off with a 58-40 triumph against the West Valley Eagles during a Class 2A Greater Spokane League doubleheader at the Greyhounds’ home court Tuesday. Savage, 1915-2004 (Aged 81) (Other) Date: 16 Mar 2004 Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) 16 Mar 2004, Tue Page 20 Ernest James 'Ernie' Savage (born 1915) He fought in more than 20 military operations during his 32-year military career, having enlisted on March 31, 1942, as a private after two years of high school. The issue is the information in question on Plumley's headstone -- which reads "Silver Star with OLC" and "BSM W/V 2nd OLC" -- comes from Plumley's DD 214, the Army's separation of service form. Ernie worked for Bath Iron Works Hardings plant for... Read More, SAVAGE, Ernest Gordon "Gordon" On Thursday, September 2nd, 2010, Mr. Gordon Savage passed away peacefully at the age of 87. He enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1943-46, first in the A.S.P.T. Harold G. Moore, a retired lieutenant general who, as a lieutenant colonel, led the Cav into the Ia Drang, took the floor. Siddall sent his findings to Fort Benning in late 2015 and asked if the information on Plumley's headstone was going to be corrected. Ernie Savage is what good soldiering is Plumley's second was for Operation Market Garden on Sept. 18, 1944, he writes. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. "It had too much Hollywood in it. Savage; two half-brothers, Eugene Savage and Harry Savage; and a step-daughter, Sara Jane Hakipan. Mitchell, William B.; Bernard, Ramon on and on and on for the Now, 27 years later almost to the day, Sergeant Savage -- everybody still called him "sergeant" -- had gathered in a hotel ballroom with the other members of the Ia Drang Alumni Association for a bittersweet night of reminiscing. SURVIVORS OF IA DRANG BATTLE REMEMBER THEIR FALLEN COMRADES, Story by B. Drummond Ayres N.Y. Times News Service. ERNEST SAVAGE OBITUARY Ernest Lyle Savage, born on February 24, 1955, passed away on July 31, 2022. These men are brothers. “He was soft-spoken, stuttered a bit, but was a real soldier's soldier all the way,” journalist and author Joseph Galloway said in an interview. Need help? Mr. Savage’s grandsons will serve as pallbearers. That's all I want to say.". Plumley was shot in the hand the same day, according to copies of Army records in Siddall's articles. Sartell. But Plumley never served in Korea during the Korean War, so he couldn't have participated in one of the two combat jumps of that conflict, according to Siddall's research. "A Grieco Family Funeral Home" of West Grove, PA. Online Condolences may be made at www.griecofuneralhomes.com, Reprinted with permission of The News Journal, Ernie Savage served many roles at Tower Hill  from 1956 to 1986, including  Assistant Headmaster, Chairman of the History Department, Dean of Students, and coach. Winds light and variable. He attended Germantown Friends School before graduating from the Pomfret School, Pomfret, CT in 1942. "They forced someone to take it from them. Military.com contacted Benning on May 4 about Siddall's request. This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Lt. Gen. Harold Moore, who commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, in the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, but he "suffers from advanced dementia and is unable to discuss this matter," according to his son Dave Moore in an email to Military.com. "He was a man of few words and a humble man; a lot of people don't realize that about him. ", Plumley believed training, leading and disciplining Soldiers "was NCO's job, not an officer's job," Savage said. Military.com also reached out to Doug Sterner, curator for Military Times Hall of Valor, for his insight into this story. I never knew him to be mean.". He went to Princeton University in June 1942 and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1948. He was a lot like his reputation; he was gruff and he could be tough, but he wasn't mean. S.A. native who saved ‘Lost Platoon’ at Ia Drang buried at Fort Sam, District 7 will get an interim council person in March. Verify your free subscription by following the instructions in the email sent to: The decision spares the VA from paying 30 years worth of compensation to a Navy veteran, as well as potential claims by... Rep. Pat Ryan argued political attacks such as GOP accusations of "critical race theory" infiltrating the military academies... Cuban migrants are increasingly using routes far to the east and north of the traditional maritime path to South Florida. Ernest Chauncey Savage, Jr., age 83, of Crosslands Communities, son of Ernest C. Savage and Jane Bell Yeatman Savage, died on October 26, 2007. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. Enlisted in United States... Read More, Ernest Chauncey Savage, Jr. Ernest Chauncey Savage, Jr., age 83, of Crosslands Communities, son of Ernest C. Savage and Jane Bell Yeatman Savage, died on October 26, 2007. He had kept all the survivors alive through a terrible night of enemy attacks.”. There are those who claim, but cannot prove, that he was the only man to claim five combat jumps behind enemy lines. Fort Benning reached out to Plumley's daughter, who is currently looking through her father's records. He's won awards from Hearst Newspapers and the Associated Press, was named "Reporter of the Year" by his peers in 2004 and is a co-founder and former president and board member of Military Reporters & Editors, established in 2002. During a break between speeches, Bud Alley, a former Cav Create a password that only you will remember. An order was given for a roll-call of the dead. Even though his unit was surrounded and cut off and losses were so heavy that he eventually ended up commanding it, he got his men out. "Having read the allegation and scanned portions of Mr. Siddall's extensive research, it is clear that discrepancies exist," Dave Moore wrote the email. Share. Crested Butte, Colo., he still looks poised to leap from the skids The burial will be held privately in Princeton, NJ. Obituary of Hazel J. In the early-morning hours of Nov. 16, 1965, the command post of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, fell under heavy attack. Galloway wrote the following response by email: "I don't know a thing about Mr. Siddall and his research that slanders a fine old soldier who died four years ago and can't speak for himself. "He didn't have to say a lot -- he just had to show up, and people paid attention. --Matthew Cox can be reached at matthew.cox@military.com. He married Sarah Trowbridge on June 28, 1952, and they celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary last year. He trained us to be the best," Hansen said. In addition he is survived by 2 sisters, Jane Savage Roberts of Newtown Square, PA, and Anne Savage Barnum of Greenwich, CT. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Saturday November 3, 2007, at the Auditorium of Tower Hill School 2813 West 17th Street, Wilmington, DE 19806. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. communications officer from Dayton, Tenn., gave John Howard, a Survivors include his wife, Betty Lou Savage; five children, Ernest F. Savage, Jr., and wife, Linda, Lutherville, Elizabeth Smith, Ranson, W.Va., Freda Sines, and husband, Vernon, Friendsville, Earl L. Savage, Lillington, N.C., and Ross E. Savage, and wife, Carolyn, Friendsville; five step-children, Lewis J. Mobley, and wife, Sandra, Columbia, Alice Emery, and husband, Bill, Middleville, Mich., John F. Mobley, and wife, Christa, Poolesville, Mark J. Mobley, and wife, Cheryl, Sheboygan, Wis., and Mijkl Blur, Vermont; four half-sisters, Mary Frantz, Friendsville, Carolyn Friend, Summit, Ill., Dorothy Riebau, Bittinger, and Linda Overton, Salisbury, Pa.; 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, and 19 step-grandchildren. That's what he always said -- I don't do interviews," Galloway said. At 95 ½ years young, our Mom has gone to heaven to once again take. | Army Organic Industrial Base Modernization Implementation Plan, Army leadership meets with privatized housing partner CEOs, October 2017 Nominative Sergeants Major Assignments, May 2017 Nominative Sergeants Major Assignments, Pentagon Hall of Heroes Induction Ceremony for Lt. Col. Charles S. Kettles, Signal regiment honors Hollywood director. "For that matter, he also made one combat parachute jump in the Korean War, with the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment.". Traumatic Brain Injury May Be an Answer. Gordon is survived by his loving wife, Joan; his son, Gordon (Linda); his brother, Alfred (Gene); his sisters, June (Elton), and Cleone; his brother-in-law,... Read More, Ernest Eugene Savage, 80, formerly of Connellsville, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at his residence in Magnolia, Del. Born, in Cumberland, on Dec. 17, 1956, she was the daughter of Catherine Elaine (Hollern) Perrin and the late Dennis "Denny" Perrin, of Cumberland. Ernie Savage was one of many recognizable names from the movie “We Were Soldiers” who talked about his experiences in the actual battle, Ernie Savage (left) and Dennis Deal talked about their time in the Ia Drang Valley as members of the 7th Cavalry. he began, a distant fix in his eyes. During WWII, he fought in the Allied invasion at Salerno and the D Day invasion at Normandy, and he made four combat jumps with the 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion. Sig Christenson covers the military and been with the Express-News since 1997. Sarah died in February of this year. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. journalist who was in the Ia Drang, has just completed a book about Military.com tried to contact retired. “He was a magnet for people,” said his nephew, retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert Tully Clark, 68, of San Antonio, a former commander of the 5th U.S. Army at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. He owns a property-management firm in Tampa, Florida. The Coast Guard has intercepted more than 2,000 people from Haiti and 5,180 Cubans migrating by boat since the beginning of... © Copyright 2023 Military.com. Interment will be in Blooming Rose Cemetery, where military graveside rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 214, Grantsville. Published by Herald And News on Aug.. Obituary. "Who made you the (expletive) weatherman?" But Plumley proved more of a challenge, even to Galloway. the dead. ERNEST SAVAGE OBITUARY SAVAGE, Ernest L. "Ernie" Called home to his Lord Jesus 2/5/04. In four days and nights of fighting in. Invalid password or account does not exist. His voice kept choking up and the Prior to his retirement from the... Read More, SAVAGE, ERNEST HenRY 5th November 1993. Discipline!". Without hesitation, Sergeant Major Plumley ran to the stacks and with his bare hands reached into the grenade boxes and grabbed the flare. The CIB is a sacred award only bestowed upon infantrymen for engaging in direct combat with the enemy. "He's the kind of hero Hollywood makes movies about.". ''This is a healing experience that I've needed for 27 years,'' "Sergeant Major Plumley, voluntarily and unhesitatingly, rose up in the face of intense small arms and automatic fire, dashed to the burning flare, lifting it with his bare hands out of the box of grenades and threw it. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Elizabeth Tully Simoff, daughter of Col. Robert B. Tully, is presented with the flag that was on her father's casket during his burial ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Former Asotin City Hall will go back on the market, Despite losing record, Idaho men are on right track, WSU ventures to NFL for new receivers coach, Rolen to be enshrined in baseball’s Hall of Fame, OPINION: What Idahoans want and what they get, Jan. 25 Letters to the Editor: Our Readers’ Opinions, OPINION: Little’s budget can overcome right-wing critics, Jan. 24 Letters to the Editor: Our Readers’ Opinions. The casket bearing the body of Col. Robert B. Tully arrives for burial ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. He extinguished the flare with his feet as well as other small fires which it had ignited around the ammo area," it states. 3-East of the Vietnam Wall had been read. 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Active Duty / Retired Military (ID required), http://livestream.com/patriotspointlive/iadrang, Patriots Point Flight Academy To Host “AviCom 2023” Aboard USS Yorktown, A Christmas Story: “‘Round the Moon and Back”. better part of 10 minutes, until all the names inscribed on Panel He was Upper School Dean of Students from 1958-62, Assistant Headmaster 1962-85, and varsity baseball coach 1957-65. One of Tully’s three sons, retired Army Lt. Col. Robert Tully Jr., said “he spoke very little of that battle.”. Command passed to Sergeant Ernie Savage who called in multiple air strikes around the platoon's position. Hansen said he was intrigued, some years back, when he came across a mention of "first sergeant" Plumley in a historical book about World War II. Expressions of sympathy may be made to either the Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad or to the Keeler Glade Church of God. He was wounded while single-handedly destroying an enemy machine gun position with a grenade and his rifle. (He was awarded the Bronze Star for helping rescue wounded American Soldiers under fire at Landing Zone X-Ray.). An ad blocker has likely prevented this video content from. "When Plumley was interviewed by Galloway for the book he said he had three CIBs by that time (early 1990s). Robert Riebau. "As part of that process, they coordinated with the family to obtain [Moore's] bio and other material," Steve Moore wrote in an email. '', ''Listen up, people,'' he commanded, half general, half Plumley was Glider, meaning he was an 82nd Airborne Division gliderman, not an 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper, Siddall writes. Suddenly the room filled with the sound of whirling helicopter You can then forward the email to the family or print it and give it to them personally. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. They met at Plumley's house and chatted over coffee and Deurice's pie. and Young" (Random House). of a hovering helicopter and, with Joseph L. Galloway, a Washington As a second So "CIB(2Awd)" on Dad's DD214 became a CIB with 2 stars, added extra BSM/V … Thank goodness we fixed this before there were any stolen valor accusations.". It is notable for being the . Required fields are marked *. Just one paragraph out of 430 pages -- a succinct account, unembellished, that encapsulates the character of a man who was larger than life long before his character hit the big screen. Success! Choose wisely! What is the best short-term water solution for Lewiston residents who live in the area affected by the reservoir failure? When your purchase is complete, a post will be made on the tribute wall of the deceased signifying the planting of a memorial tree. Applications for the soon-to-be vacant seat will open on Monday, Feb. 13, and run through Friday, Feb. 24, according to the mayor’s office. Just recently he had completed another quilt. "I am so blessed to have had two such men as best friends, as mentors and as role models for almost half a century," said Galloway, who has done more than any other to inspire new generations of Soldiers with the stories of old Soldiers, like Moore and Plumley. And that was all there was to it.". What Happened to Members of the Military Accused of Storming the Capitol on January 6? 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Hal Moore, who led the Battle of Ia Drang Valley at LZ-XRay. … I can't change the DD 214 at Benning; that is really up to the Department of the Army.". Galloway said the best lines in the movie were Plumley's own words, including his response to a Soldier who greeted the sergeant major with a "good morning.". And when they came out, they had ammo left over. It lodged in a box of hand grenades, burning fiercely. And we did.". I asked him about the four jumps and he laughed and said 'no'" he had never jumped from a plane in combat. Assigned to intelligence duty in Europe in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Adams earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Austria in Vienna, a master's degree in history at the University in Innsbruck, and a doctorate of psychology from Munich University—all under an assumed name. In four days and nights of fighting in The whisky was flowing, along with the tears and laughter, and these veterans, most nearing 50, some missing an arm or leg, many with the combat infantryman's badge pinned to lapels, were fumbling along with the old sergeant from Columbus, Ga., for words. Savage didn't frighten easily, but he tended to be overly deferential to anyone "above" him. The book was moving account of the November 1965 Battle of Ia Drang Valley in the Vietnam War and the heroic fight that 450 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, put up against a superior force of 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers at LZ X-Ray. A burial ceremony for Lt. Col. Robert B. Tully is held in a shelter at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery on March, 7, 2017. Specialist Marin LaTeague shared his memories quite poignantly and well summarized the battle: “As soon as the sun came up, all hell broke loose. He was a paratrooper in Company B of the 307th Airborne Engineers. He started teaching at the St. Louis Country Day School, St. Louis, MO, in 1948 where he taught history and social studies and coached the varsity soccer and baseball teams. The girls bounded back smiling, with Plumley's signature scrawled across the back of my register receipt. In Vietnam, it never got any worse than it did in the Ia Drang, a distant valley in the Central Highlands, tangled in elephant grass and simmering in heat. This selfless act demonstrated by Mrs. Gell is typical of anyone associated with the 1st of the 7th Cavalry. Always in our hearts & thoughts, that will stay forever. At the time, it was the largest loss of life of U.S. troops since the start of the Vietnam War. And he's gone. The funeral service will be conducted on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at 1 p.m. in the Keeler Glade Church of God. It sure looked official to me and matched details I had been told about his service. A draftee, West left the Army as a sergeant. "I have looked at how do we go about changing the headstone. The cat was thought to have been killed during the fire yesterday, but was found without injury Tuesday. For Plumley to be seen wearing the Combat Infantryman's Badge with the 3 CIB Badge at West Point in 2010 was disgusting.". The hotel ballroom was only a few hundred yards down a road from Graduate of Princeton University Magna Cum Laude in 1948. Winds light and variable.. Cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. "A man is dying down there in the valley and what do you do?" He then stomped out the grass fires touched off by the flares in and around the ammo crates.". "When you look at his overseas assignments it speaks for itself," he wrote. Tully served two tours in Vietnam, eventually commanding a brigade in the 1st Cavalry Division. The plywood Waco and Horsa gliders presented larger targets to enemy ground fire and often crash landed, resulting in heavy casualties, according to historical sources. The General Assembly took action last year to make the commonwealth more appealing to veterans. Click Here to See the Army's Oct. 2, 2015, Memo on Plumley's Awards. He attended Germantown Friends School. That evening, I tucked it into the book for safe keeping, and there it stayed until last week, when I learned that Plumley died Oct. 10 at the Columbus Hospice after a short battle with cancer. Over the past few years, Plumley's personality changed noticeably, Galloway said. Maj. Plumley, but he isn't nearly as tough on sins small or large," or some version there of, is commonly used in any discussion involving the man, and it was so long before his death and long before the movie. Please contact the family for further information. I am confident there was no willful intention to deceive readers.". To say he is a legend is not an exaggeration. He earned an M.A. A growing number of Idahoans think their state is on the wrong track. dead did not give their life for their country,'' he declared. And we did.''. There I was with the two most monosyllabic men in the world in the same room, and I sat there between them. Jared Romine Barton faces a maximum of up to ten years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Ernest Lyle Savage, born on February 24, 1955, passed away on July 31, 2022. You're not alone.' Hilmes acknowledged Siddall's research of Plumley's records shows several discrepancies and that Plumley's DD 214 does not match the official letter from the Army's Awards and Decoration Branch stating there is no verification that Plumley is authorized more than one Silver Star or the Bronze Star Medal with V Device for Valor with a second oak leaf cluster. "On the radio, we were being told to hang on because help would be awhile getting to us. He then purchased a quilter to make the work go faster. lore. Family hour 1:30PM Monday, June 20, 2005 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 2PM.... Read More, SAVAGE, Ernest L. "Ernie" Called home to his Lord Jesus 2/5/04. The award is a chrome replica of a helmet worn by American Expeditionary soldiers during World War I and the early days of World War II. Even though his unit was surrounded and cut off and (MacKenzie) Savage ILION - Hazel J. “Joe” Marm, Jr. (left) stood alongside some of his brothers of the 7th Cavalry prior to the event, Brothers of the 7th Cavalry talk before the symposium began, More of the band of brothers of the 7th Cavalry before the symposium began, Along with her daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Gell, whose first husband Jack was killed in the Battle of Ia Drang, leads other 7th Cavalry family members into the symposium, The Ia Drang Battle veterans of the 7th Cavalry were lead into the symposium by the color guard from today’s 7th Cavalry in Fort Hood, Texas, Veterans of the 7th Cavalry salute the colors of the United States, Symposium guests rise to pay their respects to the men of the 7th Cavalry for their heroic efforts in the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, Executive Director of Patriots Point Mac Burdette opens the symposium, Captain Tony Nadal summarizes the start of the battle for symposium guests, Symposium guests watched actual and movie footage between segments of the symposium, Sgt. At Christ Church Christiana Hundred, he served on the vestry and as Keyman and President of the West Side Larger Parish. Col. Tully, who died on February 16, served in Vietnam during the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle for U.S. ground forces in that war. I fared no better. Among the many documents Siddall provides in his research is an Oct. 2, 2015, letter from Army Lt. Col Wil Neubauer, chief of Awards and Decorations Branch, confirming that Plumley was authorized to wear one CIB and states that "we are unable to verify" the Combat Infantry Badge with "one star" listed on Plumley's DD Form 214. But after a bit, we realized that we had held on, we'd managed, and we just figured, 'Well, we're going to make it.' Harold G. Moore, a retired lieutenant general who, as a Known as "Old Iron Jaw" to his Soldiers, he set his face like flint and led honestly, fairly and occasionally by intimidation, if need be. "We thought he was the dragon, but looking back, I know he was the moderator. 3,000. Here there were only survivors. ", In his research, Siddall acknowledges that "Plumley received the Silver Star Medal for what he did, and it was important," Siddall writes. In the months leading up to their deployment to Vietnam, Plumley and Moore worked their men hard. Ernie was also known for making quilts, his early experiences were assisting his wife. Then-Spc. St. Louis Park, Hopkins. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.newmanfuneralhomes.com. Tuesday, a crowd of more than 400 packed The Infantry Center Chapel to bid farewell to a giant. Savage everybody Plumley believed in training to standard, then raising the standard, said Steve Hansen, who served with Plumley in the Ia Drang. He was also a school bus driver in Garrett County and for 30 years, Ernie was an insurance agent for Woodmen of the World. the campaign, ''We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young. along with the old sergeant from Columbus, Ga., for words. Click to read his obituary from, "A Grieco Family Funeral Home" of West Grove, PA. Online Condolences may be made at, Athletics and Physical Education Overview. An official certificate recognizing your purchase will be included with your email receipt. This is a carousel. Ernie started out as a farmer and had worked in the family construction business. . There was an error processing your request. At the end of that first day, eight of the platoon's 27 men were dead. He was also preceded in death by his first wife of 57 years, Jessie Blanche (Chidester) Savage; two brothers, Roy E. Savage and Robert O. But Sergeant Ernie Savage, who was there at Herrick's side amidst the blood and gore, says it is true. "My uncle was killed on June 6, 1944. June 12, 1917 - December 8, 2012 SALEM - The family of Evelyn Savage is sad today, but only because we will miss her greatly. "The bullets were clipping all around us, hitting men and trees and cutting the grass," said Sergeant Savage, whose unit was surrounded for several days and is known as the "Lost Platoon" in First Cavalry lore. I've been in a worse place.". The U.S. Army is investigating allegations by a military researcher that the late Command Sgt. Savage then attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri before serving for three years in the U.S. Army. The room erupted in knowing laughter that broke the verbal logjam. Ernie has been found in 5 states including Maine, Georgia, Alabama, California, New York. Seventh Cavalry veterans participated in a symposium on Friday, April 17, 2015 onboard the USS Yorktown to remember the Battle of Ia Drang Valley – the first significant contact between U.S. troops and North Vietnamese forces. Attended Germantown Friends School before graduating from Pomfret School. March 27 - 28 - 29, 2017. Memorial... Read More, Submit an obit for publication in any local newspaper and on Legacy. A cat sits Tuesday among the remains of a house that burned near 24th and Main streets in Lewiston. Now, 27 years later almost to the day, Sgt. Right in your inbox. “Tully's men looked up to him because he would never order them to do something he was not willing to do himself, because he always saw to their needs ahead of his own,” Galloway said. . recording, memories came crashing back. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. He fought in more than 20 military operations during his 32-year military career, having enlisted on March 31, 1942, as a private after two years of high school. “They fought to the bitter end.”, Said Clark: “He was a hero to me all of my life.”. In light of Siddall's research, officials at Fort Benning, Georgia, are investigating the allegations and are considering Siddall's request to have the information on Plumley's headstone corrected. I mean, unbelievable. He was born Aug. 19, 1929, in Searights, a son of the late William Ross Savage and Dantie Karen Savage. Other news of the day. In "We Were Soldiers Once … and Young," Plumley is described as "a two war man and wore master parachutist wings with five combat-jump stars," referring to Plumley's service in World War II and the Korean War. To download this photo, the file name must have less than 255 characters.

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