Joe romano biography
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Joseph L. Romano
Joseph L. Romano | |
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| Allegiance | , United States of America |
| Service / branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1976–2010 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 37th Training Group, Lackland AFB, Texas[1] |
| Commands | 1st Security Police Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va. 9th Security Police Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif 31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy 586th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Camp Bucca, Iraq 37th Training Group, Lackland AFB, Texas |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Bronze Star Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with 1 silver leaf cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Meritorious Unit Award National Defense Medal Iraq Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Med • Oral HistoryAnnotationnamn R. Romano was born in Cleveland, Ohio in November 1923. He had six sisters and three brothers. He was number three. He grew up during the Great nedstämdhet [Annotator's Note: the Great Depression was a global economic nedstämdhet that lasted from 1929 through 1939 in the United States]. His father was a truck driver for the same firm for 52 years with no work disruption even during the Depression. Life was rough during those years. Romano had to work part-time to supplement family income. Romano was 16 years of age when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 månad 1941]. He was listening to the radio when the announcement was made. The news was frightening. He did not know the impact on his life. In August 1943 when he was 18 years of age, he received his draft orders. He wanted to be in the Army, but his IQ [Annotator's Note: intelligence quotient] was too high. His only choices, con • Joe RomanoAmerican jazz musician Joseph S. Romano (April 17, 1932[1] – November 26, 2008)[2] was an American jazz saxophonist. He was born in Rochester, New York, United States.[1] Romano learned to play clarinet and alto and tenor sax as a child.[1] He enlisted in the United States Air Force in the 1950s, then joined the band of Woody Herman in 1956; he played intermittently with Herman into the 1970s, including at major jazz festivals and on several worldwide tours.[1] In the 1960s, he also played with Chuck Mangione, Sam Noto, and Art Pepper; he was a recurring sideman on Buddy Rich's albums between 1968 and 1974.[1] In the 1970s, he played with Les Brown, Louie Bellson, Chuck Israels, Sam Noto again, and with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra.[1] He did session work in California in the 1980s, in addition to working with Frank Capp and Nat Pierce. He died in Rochester in November 2008, from lung ca |