Staff Sgt. Dayton Polvado, 29, US Army WWII KIA, Johnson City/Round Mountain, TX, 18 Apr 2026

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Confirmed SAPGR mission: The family of Staff Sgt Dayton Polvado, a US Army MIA/KIA, has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to participate at the graveside rendering of military honors of their loved one. We are honored to accept this invitation.

On December 12, 1944, Staff Sergeants Polvado and Zebulon Gilman were part of a platoon ordered to occupy a pillbox near Dillingen. Shortly after arriving at the position, a German counterattack hit the unit. Enemy troops succeeded in temporarily capturing the pillbox. Both men were last seen in foxholes beside the pillbox. When American forces secured the pillbox later, both soldiers were missing. Efforts to find the two men were unsuccessful, mainly due to the fact that the area was still under incessant German artillery fire. After several more days of fighting, the 90th Infantry Division retreated across the Saar before accounting for all its soldiers.

More about SSG Polvado’s life, service and ultimate sacrifice can be read here.

This mission is a LEO escorted motorcycle only procession from the funeral home and a graveside interment service.

Veteran: Staff Sgt Dayton Polvado, 29, WWII US Army MIA/KIA

Date/Time: Saturday, 18 April 2026. See timeline below.

Funeral home location: Crofts-Crow Funeral Home, 305 East Elm Street, Johnson City, TX 78636. map link.

Timeline:
9:00 – 9:15 am – Staging
9:15 am – Briefing
9:50 am – Honor line
10:00 am – KSU of the procession to the cemetery. The route includes a stop at the Blanco County Veterans Memorial in Johnson City. Semper Gumby
11:00 am – Graveside flag line at the Round Mountain cemetery.

Cemetery location: 100 Round Mountain Cemetery Road, Round Mountain, Texas 78663. map link

Wx: High 69 deg F, rain chance 80%

Notes: Cagers please proceed directly to the cemetery. Arrive by 10:30 am. The procession is motorcycle only.

Funeral Home Ride Captain:
Bob “Pizza Man” Johnson, bobtxpgr@gmail.com, 562-413-2223

Cemetery Ride Captain & Flag Wrangler
Gary Mayers, Austin DSC, auspgrgm@aol.com, (512) 797-6613

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