Basil Plumley Autograph
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. More about Basil Plumley
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Plumley enlisted in the United States Army as a private on March 31, 1942. He was a gliderman of the 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division. He saw action during the Invasion of Normandy and Operation Market Garden.
Plumley participated in two glider assaults in the European Theater. His first was on June 6, 1944, during the Invasion of Normandy, and his second was for Operation Market Garden on Sept. 18, 1944. Plumley was shot in the hand the same day for which he received the Purple Heart and was awarded multiple decorations for his service in World War II. Read even more about Basil Plumley at Wikipedia
Plumley participated in two glider assaults in the European Theater. His first was on June 6, 1944, during the Invasion of Normandy, and his second was for Operation Market Garden on Sept. 18, 1944. Plumley was shot in the hand the same day for which he received the Purple Heart and was awarded multiple decorations for his service in World War II. Read even more about Basil Plumley at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Basil Plumley
In total, we tracked 135 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Basil Plumley (WE WERE SOLDIERS Basil Plumley Signed Color GREAT CONTENT PHOTO) was sold in December 2020 for $200.00 while the cheapest item (Basil Plumley Battle of ia Drang Vietnam Autographed Ph) found a new owner for $4.12 in March 2010. The month with the most items sold (7) was November 2012 with an average selling price of $49.99 for an autographed item of Basil Plumley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2020 with $107.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $8.50 was September 2009. In average, an autographed item from Basil Plumley is worth $49.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Basil Plumley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 Signed Photos We Were Soldiers Once Harold Moore Basil Plumley Bruce Crandall | $89.99 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army Vietnam Ia Drang signed autographed photo | $49.99 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army Vietnam Ia Drang signed autographed photo | $49.99 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army Vietnam Ia Drang signed autographed photo | $65.00 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army Vietnam Ia Drang signed autographed photo | $49.99 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army Vietnam Ia Drang signed autographed photo | $49.99 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army Vietnam X Ray signed autographed photo AUTO | $59.99 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army Vietnam X Ray signed autographed photo AUTO | $67.09 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army Vietnam X Ray signed autographed photo AUTO | $59.99 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army Vietnam X Ray signed autographed photo AUTO | $79.99 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army X Ray Vietnam signed autographed photo AUTO | $49.99 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army X Ray Vietnam signed autographed photo AUTO | $49.99 | |
| Basil Plumley Hal Moore US Army X Ray Vietnam signed autographed photo AUTO | $49.99 | |
| Basil Plumley signed Vietnam War Ia Drang LZ X-Ray Vintage B&W 8x10 Photo- JSA | $107.95 | |
| Basil Plumley US Army Vietnam signed autographed photo | $19.99 | |
Latest News about Basil Plumley
Basil Plumley, soldier who served in three wars, dies (10/18/12): Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley, who earned more than 30 decorations including the rare honor of a Combat Infantryman’s Badge with two stars, signifying that he had fought in three wars, has died.
Crowd expected to turn out to remember war hero, CSM Basil Plumley (10/16/12): Decorated war veteran Command Sergeant Major Basil Plumley will be laid to rest today.
Hundreds remember three-war hero CSM Basil Plumley (10/16/12): Hundreds came out to honor a quintessential war hero. Command Sergeant Major Basil Plumley died last week at the age of 92 in Columbus.
Final services set for Command Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley (10/15/12): Visitation is being held in Columbus today for a decorated World War II veteran.
Funeral arrangements set for retired CSM Basil Plumley (10/12/12): The funeral service will be held October 16 th at 1 PM at the Infantry Center Chapel on Main Post.
Older News Stories about Basil Plumley
Retired war veteran Basil Plumley dies at 92 (10/2012): Command Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley, a retired veteran who participated in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, has died. He was 92.