On that day and the following two days, near Scarperia, Italy, he single-handedly held his position at his unit's left flank after all other members of his squad had been killed or wounded.
Among the Italian local authorities: The Region of Tuscany, the Province of Florence, the Municipality of Florence, many municipalities in Tuscany (Castelfiorentino, Forte dei Marmi, Montecatini, Reggello, San Piero a Sieve, Scarperia.