Umberto Calvello [SEP] conflict
Umberto Calvello
Sottotenente de Vascello Umberto Calvello was a World War I fighter ace credited with five victories.
Biography.
Umberto Calvello was born in Pistoia, Kingdom of Italy on 28 May 1897. His father was a general; his grandfather was an admiral for the Kingdom of Two Sicilies.
He began his naval aviation career as an aerial observer for 251a Squadriglia. As such, he won a Bronze Medal for Military Valor for a night raid on Trieste, and its stormy return, on 30 June 1917.
Calvello (surname)
Calvello is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ann Calvello (1929–2006), American athlete
- Jessica Calvello (born 1973), American voice actress
- Umberto Calvello (1897-1919), Italian pilot