medalman90 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Hello everyone. I've always have trouble navigating the Italian Gazzete, I'm trying to look up a Valore Medal in Bronze citation to silvano gaiardoni for actions on Leros island (Greece) 1943. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio2574 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 http://decoratialvalormilitare.istitutonastroazzurro.org/docs/m-bronzo tomo_3/BRONZO_TOMO 3_00000921.jpg The Istituto del Nastro Azzurro set up a database for all the people receiving a Medaglia al Valor Militare. The link above gives you the page for Silvano Gaiardoni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalman90 Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Thank you Claudio, I appreciate your help. Silvano was a very brave man! I do just have two questions about the citation. What do "P.M." And "M.M." Stand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio2574 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 M.M. stands for Marina Militare P.M. for "puntatore mitragliere", one of the specialities for gunners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalman90 Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 thank you Claudio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalman90 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 It just came in yesterday, here are some photos for reference. The box is just for the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio2574 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 The medal seems a private replica, since I can't see the "Z" mark of the royal mint. However, since the medal was given "sul campo", it CAN be the real one. Furthermore, the official date for the medal is 1947, as you can see in my previous post. This means that the medal should have the Republican image, instead of the Savoia's arm. Quite often in these cases it was offered to the person to change the medal, and usually they refused, even in the case of having a true gold (republic) medal instead of a gilt (kingdom) one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalman90 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 thanks Claudio, I had a feeling this was a "private purchase"/ engraved example. I know many veterans did this because they didn't want to ware the "real" ones. I dont remember where, but I thought I read somewhere that during the civil war some companies didn't put thier mint mark in the dies to prevent persecution. Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio2574 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Actually it is not a private purchase: the medal (probably) IS the one given to the men by his commander, simply there were not official mint medals for all. In this cases, the names on the back were written by the soldiers when at home. I have no news about your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalman90 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Ok, I understand now. As always Claudio I appreciate your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittaway Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 do you know if Petsigonne on Mt Clidi got one? he was recommended for it by John Olivey MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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