NOTABLE PERSONS WHO SERVED IN THE 11TH
CAVALRY
GENERAL THOMAS E. WHITE, USA (Ret) CURRENT SECRETARY OF THE
FIRST SERGEANT ROSALAIO MONTELONGO, USA (Ret.) - 11TH ACR. 1966-1967, 1968-1969. RECEIVED A TOTAL OF TEN PURPLE HEART MEDALS FOR BEING WOUNDED AS MANY TIMES. MONTELONGO SERVED TWO TOURS WITH THE 11TH ACR IN VIETNAM AND SAW COMBAT IN KOREA AND WWII.
GENERAL DONN STARRY, USA (Ret) - 11TH
ACR COMMANDER 1970. HONORARY COLONEL OF
THE REGIMENT. LED THE ATTACK INTO
CAMBODIA 1970. ARMOR TACTACS CONSULTANT AND
HISTORIAN. THE HISTORY CHANNEL. BOOK CREDITS
INCLUDE ARMORED COMBAT IN VIETNAM. HE COMMANDED THE ARMOR CENTER AT FORT KNOX, THE U.S. V
CORPS IN USAREUR, TRADOC, AND THE U.S. READINESS COMMAND.
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, USA (Ret.) - 11TH
ACR COMMANDER 1968-1969. SON OF
ONE OF OUR MOST FAMOUS NATIONAL MILITARY HEROES.
(SON WILL ATTEND)
GENERAL FREDRICK FRANKS JR, USA (Ret.) - 11TH ACR MAJOR 1970.
WAS WOUNDED IN THE CAMBODIAN INCURSION AND LOST THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS
LEG. LATER WAS COMMANDER OF ARMORED FORCES IN
THE GULF WAR THAT PURSUED AND ENGAGED THE ELITE REPUBLICAN GUARD AS THEY FLED KUWAIT. THIS
WAS THE LARGEST ARMORED FORCE EVER UNDER THE COMMAND OF ONE MAN. CO-AUTHORED BOOK WITH TOM CLANCY, “INTO
THE STORM”.
LIEUTENANT HAROLD FRITZ - 11TH
ACR PLATOON LEADER 1968-1969. AWARDED
THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR FOR HIS ACTION IN REPELLING AN AMBUSH BY NORTH VIETNAMESE
AGAINST A CONVOY ON 11 JANUARY 1969.
ACTOR RICADO MONTALBAN VISITED HIS SON, MARK, WHO WAS A MEDIC IN VIETNAM IN 1969.
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Attending but did not serve with the 11th US Cavalry.
Sergeant Major of the Army, Jack L. Tilley will also address the veterans.
The family of JAMES
HARRIS--KIA-11/4/69 E-TROOP
His medals were recovered from an eBay
auction by 11th Cavalry veterans and returned to the family recently.