Mario Marino, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mario Marino

Italian naval officer

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1914

Place of Birth: Salerno, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 11-May-1982

Profession: military officer, frogman

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mario Marino (27 March 1914 in Salerno – 11 May 1982 in Salerno) was an Italian sailor of the Regia Marina during World War Two.
As a diver and human-torpedo operator with the Decima Flottiglia MAS, he won the Gold Medal of Military Valour for the Raid on Alexandria on 19 December 1941.
A 97-ton submarine-support speedboat of the Italian Navy launched in 1984 is named after him.