Leopoldo Eleuteri [SEP] conflict
Leopoldo Eleuteri
"Tenente" Leopoldo Eleuteri was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Biography.
Leopoldo Eleuteri was born in Castel Ritaldi, Kingdom of Italy, on 27 December 1894. He was a student in a technical school until conscripted in 1915. At first, he was assigned to duty in ordnance factories. However, he was forwarded to the 3rd Infantry Regiment. From there, he went to aviation training. On 18 October 1916, he qualified as a pilot at Gabardini's
Resch, and Flaminio Avet in staking claims for an enemy two-seater and two fighters; Eleuteri was credited with two victories.
Eleuteri would go on to fly 151 combat sorties and would engage the Austro-Hungarian enemy 26 times. He had seven of his eight combat claims confirmed, usually in conjunction with Bocchese and Avet, with his final victory forced to land on an Italian aerodrome on 28 October 1918. Leopoldo Eleuteri was thrice awarded the Silver Medal for Military Valor, as well as the War Merit Cross.