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Country: Italy
Established: The Medal for Military Valour (Medaglia al Valore Militare) was instituted by King Carlo Alberto of Sardinia in 1833.
Classes: Three; Gold (d'Oro), Silver (d'Argento) and Bronze (di Bronzo).
Criteria:
Silver Medal for Military Valor
During World War I, the Medal for Military Valor was awarded to military personnel for exceptional valor in combat. For each subsequent act of valor, the recipient was awarded a bar in the corresponding class.
 
Recipients - World War I Aces
11 Chiri, Antonio
3 Silver
12 Costantini, Bartolomeo
2 Silver
13 Cottle, Sidney Joseph
1 Silver - 02 Nov 1918*
14 De Bonald, Honore Marie Joseph Leon Guillaume
1 Silver
15 De Meulemeester, Andre
1 Silver
16 Eleuteri, Leopoldo
3 Silver
17 Elton, Ernest John
1 Bronze - 12 Sep 1918*
18 Firth, John Charles Bradley
1 Bronze - 02 Nov 1918*
19 Fornagiari, Guglielmo
2 Silver, 1 Bronze
20 Frew, Matthew Brown
1 Silver - 12 Sep 1918*
* Gazetted
 
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