A World War II Army veteran
He served with the 363rd Infantry Regiment of the 91st "Powder River" Division of the Fifth Army.
S/Sergeant Plummer was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action with the Fifth Army in Italy; he also received the Purple Heart.
When the company to which he was attached as medical aid man suffered heavy casualties during an assault, Plummer kept at his task, administering aid to the wounded and alleviating their suffering. Although one aid man had been killed, and another seriously wounded, Plummer never sought cover. Hostile fire was so intense that men were hit as he was treating them. Exploding shells knocked him down, and shell fragments tore his clothes, but he never stopped his work until every casualty had been treated and evacuated.
The Citation read...
His outstanding devotion to duty and disregard of personal safety reflected the gallant and self-sacrificing spirit of the Medical Department of the United States Army
He passed away at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Mountain Home, Tennessee
A World War II Army veteran
He served with the 363rd Infantry Regiment of the 91st "Powder River" Division of the Fifth Army.
S/Sergeant Plummer was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action with the Fifth Army in Italy; he also received the Purple Heart.
When the company to which he was attached as medical aid man suffered heavy casualties during an assault, Plummer kept at his task, administering aid to the wounded and alleviating their suffering. Although one aid man had been killed, and another seriously wounded, Plummer never sought cover. Hostile fire was so intense that men were hit as he was treating them. Exploding shells knocked him down, and shell fragments tore his clothes, but he never stopped his work until every casualty had been treated and evacuated.
The Citation read...
His outstanding devotion to duty and disregard of personal safety reflected the gallant and self-sacrificing spirit of the Medical Department of the United States Army
He passed away at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Mountain Home, Tennessee
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GEORGIA
TEC3 363 INFANTRY
WORLD WAR II
Family Members
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Sheula Eugene Plummer
1916–1973
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Lloyd Woodrow Plummer
1918–1999
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Thelma Cole Plummer Pierce
1920–2007
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Felton Wade Plummer
1924–1995
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Edna Opal Plummer Allen
1928–1983
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Samuel Mahlon "Sam" Plummer
1930–2001
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Coleman Shelby Plummer
1934–1934
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Jack Plummer
1934–2022
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Jimmie B. "Jim" Plummer
1935–2020
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Evan Landon "Ford" Plummer
1940–2022
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