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William Alfred Polchow
Sergeant
ARVN PRU ADVISOR, H&S CO, HQ BN, III MAF United States Marine Corps Port Washington, New York December 05, 1944 to January 23, 1968 WILLIAM A POLCHOW is on the Wall at Panel 35E, Line 18 |
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SGT WILLIAM ALFRED POLCHOW
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REMEMBEREDGene Adeeecadee@mac.com |
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Happy Birthday, Billy
Love, Ingrid and your Andy |
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As a child, I remember you as a Manorhaven pool lifeguard; as a young Marine checking into 3rd Recon, Okinawa, I remember unexpectly seeing your name on the HQ plaque; as a former PW resident, I remember seeing your name on many runs past the Town Dock PAL. And today, I will remember you in my thoughts and prayers.
From a former Marine and Port Washington native, |
A Note from The Virtual WallThere is very little information regarding the circumstances of Sergeant Polchow's death. Although he is listed on the 3rd Recon Battalion web site as a member of C Company, 3rd Recon, available documentation places him with HQ Company, III Marine Amphibious Force at the time of his death. This assignment is borne out by his location at death - in Jan 1968 C Co, 3rd Recon was at the Khe Sanh Combat Base in Quang Tri Province, while Sergeant Polchow is the only American killed in Quang Nam Province - well to the south - on 23 Jan 1968.Update 20 Nov 2007 The US Naval Forces Vietnam History for January 1968 resolves the question of what happened to Sergeant Polchow. Page 112 of the History recounts a sweep conducted near Hoi An which began on 21 Jan after an RVN Coastal Group 14 encounter with a VC company. The sweep force consisted of a Provincial Reconnaissance Unit (PRU), a Coastal Group 14 platoon, and a National Police unit supported by Marine artillery, Vietnamese Navy riverine forces, and allied aircraft. The PRU's US advisor, an unnamed Marine, was killed during the sweep, which ended on 23 Jan. Three Marines were killed in action in Quang Nam Province on 21-23 January 1968:
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