Pier Ruggero Piccio

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Count Pier Ruggero Piccio (September 27, 1880–July 30, 1965) was an Italian aviator and the founding Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force. With 24 victories during his career, he is one of the principal Italian air aces of WWI, second only to Count Francesco Baracca. Piccio was in the the same squadron as Baracca- the 91a Squadriglia- "The Squadron of the Aces" . Piccio married Loranda Batchelder, a Chicago Heiress.[1]

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  1. ^ Milestones. TIME Magazine. Accessed November 13, 2006.

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