Please answer the following question: Facts: - death date: 01 january 1955 - allegiance: italy - rank: '' tenente colonnello '' - awards: 2 silver awards of medal for military valor - birth date: 16 november 1895 - unit: '' 41a squadriglia '' , '' 80a squadriglia '' - name: alvaro leonardi - branch: '' corpo aeronautico militare '' - death place: cameri , italy - birth place: terni , kingdom of italy Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alvaro leonardi .
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'' tenente colonnello '' alvaro leonardi -lrb- 16 november 1895 -- 1 january 1955 -rrb- was a world war i '' sottotenente '' from italy and a flying ace credited with eight aerial victories .