Married Miss Anna Lucile Webb at Upton County, Texas on 5 November 1942.
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Word of the death on 2 April of 1st Lt. Eldon Auline Plumlee was killed in North Africa where he was a squadron commander and a bomber pilot in the US Army Air Forces. He had won two citations for bravery during his 16 months of active service. Lt. Plumlee graduated from Cross Plains HIgh School and attended John Tarleton College. His parents lived at Pioneer. His wife lived at McCamey with her parents. Survivors are his wife; his parents; his grandparents; one sister; one brother.
Eastland Weekly Chronicle
June 11, 1943
Contributor: Searchers of our Past (47220553) added 8/30/2022 dj.
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Word of the death on 2 April of 1st Lt. Eldon Auline Plumlee was killed in North Africa where he was a squadron commander and a bomber pilot in the US Army Air Forces. He had won two citations for bravery during his 16 months of active service. Lt. Plumlee graduated from Cross Plains HIgh School and attended John Tarleton College. His parents lived at Pioneer. His wife lived at McCamey with her parents. Survivors are his wife; his parents; his grandparents; one sister; one brother.
Eastland Weekly Chronicle
June 11, 1943
Contributor: Searchers of our Past (47220553) added 8/30/2022 dj.
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Married Miss Anna Lucile Webb at Upton County, Texas on 5 November 1942.
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Word of the death on 2 April of 1st Lt. Eldon Auline Plumlee was killed in North Africa where he was a squadron commander and a bomber pilot in the US Army Air Forces. He had won two citations for bravery during his 16 months of active service. Lt. Plumlee graduated from Cross Plains HIgh School and attended John Tarleton College. His parents lived at Pioneer. His wife lived at McCamey with her parents. Survivors are his wife; his parents; his grandparents; one sister; one brother.
Eastland Weekly Chronicle
June 11, 1943
Contributor: Searchers of our Past (47220553) added 8/30/2022 dj.
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Word of the death on 2 April of 1st Lt. Eldon Auline Plumlee was killed in North Africa where he was a squadron commander and a bomber pilot in the US Army Air Forces. He had won two citations for bravery during his 16 months of active service. Lt. Plumlee graduated from Cross Plains HIgh School and attended John Tarleton College. His parents lived at Pioneer. His wife lived at McCamey with her parents. Survivors are his wife; his parents; his grandparents; one sister; one brother.
Eastland Weekly Chronicle
June 11, 1943
Contributor: Searchers of our Past (47220553) added 8/30/2022 dj.
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Inscription
1 LT 448 BOMB SQ 321 BOMB GP TEXAS
Gravesite Details
According to Abilene Municipal Cemetery records, Eldon Plumlee was disinterred 9/10/1999 and reinterred at Pioneer Cemetery, Eastland TX. He was buried initially (1948) in Cedar Hill section, Block 114, lot 10.
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