- Date
- Time
- Friday, April 10 (procession) and Saturday, April 18, 2026 (memorial service)
- Where
- Johnson City, Texas, with a pause at the Veterans Memorial (map)
Staff Sergeant Dayton Polvado, U.S. Army, World War II, listed as Missing in Action for 81 years, returned home to Blanco County to be laid to rest with full military honors.
Staff Sergeant Dayton Polvado, U.S. Army. Company K, 3rd Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, World War II. June 29, 1915 – December 12, 1944.
Listed as Missing in Action for 81 years, he returned home to be laid to rest with full military honors. The family and community invited all who wished to pay their respects to join them in honoring and celebrating Dayton’s long-awaited homecoming.
Friday, April 10, 2026: Military planeside honors at San Antonio International Airport, then a dignified transfer to Crofts-Crow Funeral Home in Johnson City with the Patriot Guard Riders of San Antonio.
Saturday, April 18, 2026:
- 10:00 AM: Procession left Crofts-Crow Funeral Home, 305 East Elm Street, Johnson City, with the Patriot Guard Riders of San Antonio.
- 10:15 AM: Pause at the Veterans Memorial for a moment of silence and reflection.
- 11:00 AM: Full military honors memorial service at the Liberty Lighthouse Fellowship Sanctuary, 321 Old River Crossing, Johnson City, followed by a reception.