Reznov from World at War is a ''Warhammer 40,000 Ork
Just too many parallels:- Uraaaaaaah! vs. Waaaaaaaagh!
- Wields a giant choppa/machete thing.
- Favorite weapon after losing the ability to use a sniper rifle: a sub-machine gun with a 71 round mag (more dakka).
- Doesn't exactly speak with the most refined accent ever.
- His sheer awesomeness inspired Games Workshop (Who are Time Lords.) to base the Orks off him.
Polonsky was drafted
During the latter half of the Pacific war the Marine corps found itself with a decline of manpower thanks to casualties piling up throughout the campaign. To alleviate this the Corps was forced to abandon its long held tradition of voluntary induction and focused into a drafting program. Given that Polonsky is constantly complaining of the situation indicated that he may have been drafted unwillingly rather than volunteered to the Marines.