Virgilio P Romano (12006692)
| Name | Romano, Virgilio P |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Army Serial # | 12006692 |
| State | New Jersey |
| Date of death | 1944-08-08 |
| Plot, Row, Grave | N, 8, 26 |
| Cemetery | Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France , Google Maps |
| Role | MOS 653 Squad Leader |
| Unit | D Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division |
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| Additional information |
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| Sergeant Romano was a member of D Company. The morning report for July 18, 1944 on page 22 lists him lightly wounded in action. Page 25, for July 21, 1944, lists him returning to duty. The morning report for August 2, 1944 on page 2 lists his promotion to Sergeant on August 1, 1944. Page 11, for August 8, 1944, lists him as killed in action. The page can be seen below. General Order 15 lists Sergeant (then Private) Romano as being wounded in action on July 21, 1944. The commendation can be seen below. |
| Morning reports | |||||
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| 1944-05-29 | PFC | Attached to Camp Keele Hall as of May 29, 1944 | D / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-06-06 | PFC | Attached to Keele Hall, Staffordshire as of June 6, 1944 | D / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-06-07 | PFC | Could not determine change, please view image | D / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-06-09 | PFC | Returned to duty from Keele Hall, Staffordshire on June 9, 1944 | D / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-07-18 | PFC | Lightly wounded in action and duty to hospital on July 18, 1944 | D / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-07-21 | PFC | Returned to duty from hospital (lightly wounded in action) on July 21, 1944 | D / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-08-02 | PFC | Promoted to Sergeant as of August 1, 1944 | D / 330 | view page | |
| 1944-08-08 | SGT | Killed in action on August 8, 1944 | 653 | D / 330 | view page |
| General Orders | |||||
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| GO # | Rank | Award | Page | ||
| 83 / 1944 / #15 | PFC |
Purple Heart awarded for wounds received in action on July 21, 1944 in France. |
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| Various documents | |||||
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| Description | Page | ||||
| Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as killed in action as a Sergeant in 330. | 7 | ||||
| Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as wounded in action as a Private First Class in 330. | 40 | ||||