Giorgio Pessi

Name:

Giorgio Pessi

A. Casirati collection

Country:

Italy

Rank:

Tenente

Units:

78^a, 82^a, 91^a

Victories:

Born:

17 November 1891

Place of Birth:

Trieste

Died:

18 July 1933

Place of Death:

Lost at sea

Although born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Giorgio Pessi chose to fight for Italy and in 1917 he adopted a new identity: Giuliano Parvis. On 6 November 1917, Pessi shot down Austro-Hungarian ace Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll. Flying the SPAD VII, he downed six enemy aircraft during the war.

Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday, 15 September 1918, page 64

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	02 Aug 1917	0830	91^a	SPAD VII	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I	Ovcia Draga
	29 Sep 1917	1040	91^a	SPAD VII	Hansa-Brandenburg C.I	Pietra Rossa Lake
2	26 Oct 1917	1115	91^a	SPAD VII	DFW C.V	Clabuzzano
3	26 Oct 1917	1200	91^a	SPAD VII	DFW C.V	S of Pietro Natisone
	06 Nov 1917	1030	91^a	SPAD VII	Albatros D.III	Fossalta
4	06 Nov 1917	1100	91^a	SPAD VII	DFW C.V	Godega, S of Urbano
5	06 Nov 1917	1145	91^a	SPAD VII	DFW C.V	Near Orsago
6	06 Nov 1917		91^a	SPAD VII	Two-seater	Mt. Franchin/Moncader

Books

Above the War Fronts: by Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest, Gregory Alegi / Hardcover / Grub Street (September 1997)