William Ross Romano
Private First Class
B CO, 2ND BN, 12TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Lombard, Illinois
July 30, 1946 to October 12, 1965
WILLIAM R ROMANO is on the Wall at Panel 2E, Line 119

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 William R Romano
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04 Aug 2006

William, you will not be forgotten. For all of us kids in the neighborhood - you were always the "big brother".

From the kids on the block,
Arlis Brothers
E-mail address is not available.


 
04 Aug 2006

I want to pay tribute to my brother who was one of the first eleven 1st Cav troopers to die in operation "Shiny Bayonet" which took place in October of 1965. I still miss him to this day and will always be very proud of his actions.

To my Brother, till we meet again.

From his brother,
Justin Romano
Lombard, Illinois
midwesternminuteman@hotmail.com


 
07 Apr 2007

To my friend, brother-in-arms, and cousin. I will never forget our childhood days and the crazy times we had together. We grew up to be men together. I still grieve today as I did when we said goodbye to you. I will never forget you.

Love,
Your Cousin,
Dr. Kenneth W. Romano
kenneth.romano@erau.edu


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 10 October 1965, in "Operation Shiny Bayonet", the 1st Cavalry Division initiated their first brigade-size airmobile action against the enemy. A combined U.S.-South Vietnamese force attempted to trap elements of the NVA 325th Infantry (Song Lo) Division in the Suai Ca River valley about 275 miles northeast of Saigon near An Khe in Binh Dinh Province. The 1st Cav air assault task force consisted of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 7th Cavalry; 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry; 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry and the 1st Battalion, 21st Artillery.

Eleven 1st Cav troopers died during the action:

  • HQ Company, 15th Medical Bn
    • CPT Charles F. Kane, Collingdale, PA

  • 1st Bn, 12th Cavalry
    • SSG Theodore R. Chambley, Buffalo, NY, "B" Company
    • SGT Harold M. Hambrick, Los Angeles, CA, "A" Company
    • SP4 Nestor L. Argenzio, New York, NY, "B" Company
    • PFC Edward A. Malewicz, Scotia, NY, "B" Company
    • PFC Terry T. Wright, Fort Wayne, IN, "D" Company

  • 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry
    • SGT William C. Harper, Memphis, TN, "B" Company
    • SP5 Gene W. Williams, Birmingham, AL, HQ Company
    • SP4 Fred Toins, Flint, MI, "B" Company
    • PFC William R. Romano, Lombard, IL, "B" Company
    • PFC James C. Ward, Milwaukee, WI, "B" Company

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