World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Benjamin E. Polykoff
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Michael G. Moskow
PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. MEMBER OF 324TH COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, 99TH 'CHECKERBOARD' INFANTRY DIVISION. LOST HIS LIFE DECEMBER 17, 1944, ONE DAY AFTER THE START OF GERMANY’S ARDENNES OFFENSIVE, POPULARLY KNOWN AS BATTLE OF THE BULGE. THE 99TH DIVISION WAS IN THE NORTHERNMOST PART OF THE AMERICAN LINES IN BELGIUM WHEN CONFRONTED BY 5 GERMAN DIVISIONS.