Polk L. W. "Leff"

Monuments

1st Infantry Division Stele - Cheb

Name:

L. W. "Leff" Polk

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

34630693

Unit:

18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1945-02-18

State:

Mississippi

Cemetery:

White Sand Cemetery, Mississippi

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Comments:

When L. W. "Leff" Polk was born on November 11, 1923, in Mississippi, his father, William, was 27 and his mother, Beulah, was 18. He had one sister. He enlisted in the Army on April 29, 1943. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on February 18, 1945 and is now buried in White Sand Cemetery, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA.