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

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Riders, please see the revisions in red below.  The cemetery portion has been omitted, and the procession now goes to the church where we will have a flag line prior to the funeral.

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 an LEO escorted motorcycle only procession from the funeral home to the church and a flag line at the church prior to the funeral.

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

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

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

Procession 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 church. The route includes a stop at the Blanco County Veterans Memorial in Johnson City. Semper Gumby

Church Funeral Service Location:
Liberty Lighthouse Fellowship
321 Old River Crossing
Johnson City, Texas 78636
map link

Church Flag Line Timeline:
10:00 – 10:20 am – Staging
10:20 am – Briefing
10:30 am – Flag line at the church
11:00 am – Start of the funeral service at the church.

Notes: Cagers please proceed directly to the church. The procession portion is motorcycle only.

Wx: High 69 deg F, rain chance 80%

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

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

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