American author Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) in 1918, dressed in the uniform of an
ambulance driver for the
International Red Cross during
World War I, where he was stationed on the
Italian front. On July 8 he was seriously wounded by
mortar fire. Despite his wounds, Hemingway carried an Italian soldier to safety, for which he received the
Italian Silver Medal of Bravery. He sustained
shrapnel wounds to both legs, underwent an operation at a distribution center, spent five days at a field hospital, and was transferred to the Red Cross hospital in
Milan for a six-month period of recuperation.Photo: Ermeni Studios; Restoration:
Beao