James Plankey
Commander - Army
James Plankey served in the US Army from 1969-1971. He was a Heavy Equipment Mechanic. During his service he deployed to Vietnam with 84th Engineering Company/25th Engineering Group.
He was born in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and was raised in Detroit. After leaving the Army, he lived in Westland, MI for over 25 years and then moved to the Salem/South Lyon area in 2003 and transferred to Post 1224.
James served as the Post Adjutant from 2009-2024 before becoming our Commander.
