Name:
Thomas Rodman Plummer
Rank:
Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
American Red Cross
Date of Death:
1918-11-24
State:
Massachusetts,
Cemetery:
Moyenmoutier Communal Cemetery Moyenmoutier, Departement des Vosges
Plot:
Partie ancienne
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
French Croix de Guerre
Comments:
Thomas Plummer was from a distinguished whaling family form New Bedford Massachusetts. He was born on February 28, 1862. He managed the Franco-American Canteen located opposite the town hall [present location of the plaque] during the whole war. His citation reads that he was too old to serve on active duty, yet was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He died at nearby Raon-l'Etape at the age of 56, on November 24, 1918.
Plummer's nephew, 2LT Charles Plummer was KIA while serving as an aerial observer with the 101st Infantry Regiment of the 26th Infantry Division. He was killed along with the Pilot of his aircraft, 1LT Joel Hilliard McClendon, of the 88th Aero Squadron, near Fismes, France on August 11, 1918.