Giorgio Michetti


Tenente Colonnello Giorgio Michetti was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

Giorgio Michetti was born in Francavilla al Mare, Kingdom of Italy onMay 1888. He was the son of famous painter Francesco Paolo Michetti. The younger Michetti was raised in a bohemian household on the Adriatic seafront he grew up in a progressive atmosphere, knowing Gabriele dAnnunzio. Giorgio Michetti served his conscription duty in 1905. Ten years later, he was recalled to military service when Italy entered World War I.

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