It is with sadness that the family of Romolo M. "Cap" Capovilla announces his passing September 23, 2016, at his home in Medford, Ore. Cap was born January 5, 1924 to Italian immigrants, Luigi and Geraloma Capovilla in Dunsmuir, Calif.In 1943, Cap joined the United States Army Air Force at the age of 19, training on B-17 and B-24 bombers as a tail gunner. He survived the crash of a B-24 before being discharged in 1946.Cap began his career with Southern Pacific in 1946 [...]
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