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LEON CRAIG POLASKI
Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
March 31, 1948 – January 29, 1970
Service recordLeon Craig Polaski, of West Allis, Wisconsin, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on January 29, 1970, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 79 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 79
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- March 31, 1948
- Home of record
- West Allis, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 29, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date January 29, 1970; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 79
- MICHAEL PAUL KNIGHTCaptain · November 23, 1969
- LYLE MAYNARD JOHANNESSpecialist Four · January 29, 1970
- RICHARD CHARLES KNAPPStaff Sergeant · January 29, 1970
- BILL BROOKS LONGCorporal · January 29, 1970
- JOHN ALFRED MOREAUCorporal · January 29, 1970
From West Allis
- ROBERT GRESKOWIAKCaptain · May 15, 1965
- DUNCAN FREDERICK KRUEGERPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- WILLIAM TAMM ARNOLDLieutenant Commander · November 18, 1966
- THOMAS LAWRENCE MEIDAMSpecialist Four · August 4, 1967
- DELFERD BENJAMIN DUNIFERSpecialist Four · February 2, 1968
- RICHARD BURBACHFirst Lieutenant · February 7, 1968
- WILLIAM JAMES HONDELSecond Lieutenant · March 13, 1968
- STANLEY FRANK URBASSpecialist Four · January 26, 1969
- WILLIAM DONALD BAKKENPrivate First Class · February 12, 1969
- JOHN ALLEN BUSCHKESergeant · February 23, 1969
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.