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DRIVATE FIRST CLASS Ellis W. Mooney, of Beckley is serving with the seventh army in the European area as a checkerwith a quartermaster company. After attending school at Camp Creek, he was engaged in farming with his father at Rho-dell. He now has nine months overseas duty to his credit and wears the good conduct ribbon, bronze star medal, combat infantryman's badge, the purple heart and two battle stars for participation in two major campaigns.CERTIFICATE OF MERIT was recently awarded to Basil L. Plumley, a corporal in a glider battalion now serving in■ France.The citr/ion reads: “Forheroic conduct in action on 18September 1944, about two and Eiik w. Moonpy one-half miles from Wyler, Germany. Cpl. Plumley. scout corporal, with battery “B”, 320th glider field artillery battalion, landed with a glider group that missed the designated landing zone by three miles. These men were subjected to 20 mm and 40 mm flak gun and severe small arms fire that made unloading of equipment extremely difficult. Cpl. Plumley was wounded in the hand, but rendered invaluable aid in the establishment of a perimeter defense aroundthe gliders and their unloading. After dark he constituted the point of the column trying to reach friendly lines. He vol-jntarilv accompanied his battery commander to reconnoiter a nute through Gorman-held Wyler, and then led the group of 3 men ail night through unfamiliar territory, largely held by he enemy. It was largely through Cpl. Plumley's knowledgef scout it: g, courage and steadfastness that this group reached he friendlv lines.”Basil ahd his brother, Pfc. James H. Plumley. both ovhom entered the army three years ago yesterday, spent Marcl together in France, according to letters received by theinother. Another brother, Pvt. Fred H. Plumley, is also serv. ng in France.
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Beckley Sunday Register
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Sun, Apr 01, 1945
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