World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Richard Rowand Polhemus
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Old Greenwich, Connecticut
Honored By
Frank Toth
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
AFTER HIS INITIAL SERVICE IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, HE SERVED IN THE EMBATTLED EUROPEAN THEATER. WHILE THERE, HE FOUGHT IN SEVERAL MAJOR CAMPAIGNS DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 397TH REGIMENT OF THE FAMED 100TH DIVISION BEFORE HE WAS SADLY LOST IN FRANCE ON FEBRUARY 6, 1945.