Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Po - surnames |
Edgar Clem Polking was born Feb. 18, 1913 to Frank and Frances Julich Polking. He died Sept. 24, 1990 and is buried in Saint Bernards Cemetery, Breda, IA.
Sgt. Polking served in World War II with the U.S. Army in the Italian campaign and was wounded twice. He was awarded two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, two Battle Stars and the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater ribbon.
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Marcellus J. Polking was born Jan. 16, 1915 to Frank and Frances Julich Polking. He died Feb. 10, 1987 and is buried in Saint Bernards Cemetery, Breda, IA.
Marcellus served in World War II with the U.S. Army Military Police.
Source: ancestry.com
William Dean Polking was born July 6, 1925 to Anthony Jacob “A.J.” and Elsie Ann Brey Polking.
William served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 311th Troop Carrier Squadron in Okinawa.
Source: ancestry.com
Ido Joseph Pollastrini was born Oct. 6, 1923 to Ottavio and Giulia Salani Pollastrini. He died Oct. 11, 2006 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Sgt. Pollastrini served in World War II 493rd Quartermaster Co., 81st Infantry Division.
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Raymond Robert Pollastrini was born Nov. 15, 1925 to Ottavio and Giulia Salani Pollastrini. He died Aug. 18, 2014 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, IA.
Raymond served in World War II with the U.S. Army 84th Infantry Division, 17th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Walter W. Pollman was born June 27, 1923 to Anton and Agnes Barbara Jasper Pollman. He died Aug. 25, 2006 and is buried in Saint Bernards Cemetery, Breda, IA.
Sgt. Pollman served in World War II with the U.S. Army 307th Field Artillery Battalion, 78th Division in the European Theater.
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Eugene Henry Pollman was born Nov. 24, 1926 to Anton and Agnes Barbara Jasper Pollman. He died Apr. 15, 1993 and is buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Petaluma, CA.
Eugene served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 467th and 1050th Base Units.
Source: ancestry.com
Arnold Walter Porsch was born Mar. 24, 1920 to Adolph G. and Marie A. Lehwaldt Porsch. He died Nov. 7, 1999 and is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA.
Arnold served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Otto William Porsch was born Sept. 22, 1921 to Adolph G. and Marie A. Lehwaldt Porsch. He died Feb. 2, 1982 and is buried in Manning Cemetery, Manning, IA.
Cpl. Porsch served in World War II with the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne, 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
John Thomas Porter was born Sept. 15, 1923 to John D. and Grace A. Hopkins Porter. He died July 10, 1964 and is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA.
Chief Petty Officer Porter served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Roman Theodore Potthoff was born May 30, 1916 to Theodore John and Margaret Spangler Potthoff. He died Jan. 29, 2012 and is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Muscatine, IA.
Capt. Potthoff served in World War II with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and later was assigned to the Ordnance Department. He served in the North African and European theaters.
Source: ancestry.com
Clyde Edward Powers was born Nov. 19, 1918 to James Whitney and Clara Belle Galloway Powers.
Clyde served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar & Apr 2019; updated Mar 2020; updated Aug 2021