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Joseph Charles Plumb Jr. | |
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| Born | November 3rd, 1942 Gary, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Charlie plumb |
| Occupation(s) | Author, motivational speaker, safety lecturer, EX-POW, volunteer, pilot, world traveler. |
Joseph Charles Plumb Jr. (born November 3rd, 1942) also known as Charlie plumb is retired World War II naval pilot and an ex-POW turned Author and motivational speaker.
Early life and education
Born on November 3rd, 1942 in Gary, Indiana during World War II, he was raised in a three room home in rural Kansas, with no indoor plumbing until he was 11. His father, Joseph Charles Plumb, Sr. was a carpenter, his mom, a homemaker. The family moved to a Kansas City suburb in 1956. Plumb graduated from Shawnee-Mission High School at the age of 17.
Charlie plumb graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis and went on to fly the F-4 Phantom jet on 74 successful combat missions over Vietnam. On his 75th mission, with only five days before he was to return home, Plumb was shot down, captured, tortured, and imprisoned in an 8 foot x 8 foot cell. He spent the next 2,103 days as a Prisoner of War in the communist war prisons.
Career
During his nearly six years of captivity, Charlie Plumb distinguished himself among his fellow prisoners as a professional in underground communications, and served for two of those years as the chaplain in his camp.
Following his repatriation, Plumb continued his Navy flying career in Reserve Squadrons where he flew A-4 Sky Hawks, A-7 Corsairs and F/A-18 Hornets. His last two commands as a Naval Reservist were the on the Aircraft Carrier Corral Sea, and at a Fighter Air Wing in California. He retired from the United States Navy after 28 years of service.
Charlie Plumb was awarded 2 Purple Hearts, Legion of Merit and the POW Medal for his service and attained the rank of Captain in the Naval reserve.
Books
- I’m No Hero (In it’s 32nd printing) by Charlie Plumb, Independence Press.
- The Last Domino by Charlie Plumb.
- You Can Do It by Bob Budler, Thomas Nelson Publishers.
- Speaking Secrets of the Masters by The Members of Speakers Roundtable.
- Insights Into Excellence by the Members of Speakers Associates.
- Stand Up, Speak Out, And Win by Keith Degreen.
- A Cup Chicken Soup for the Soul "Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit" by Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen, and Barry Spilchuk.