Domenico Millelire

Ship-of-the-line Lieutenant Domenico Millelire was a Royal Sardinian Navy officer who was the first man to be awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor. Millelire was born in La Maddalena in 1761. He was the son of Pietro Leoni Millelire and Maria Ornano, who also had three other sons. Millelire, alongside his brothers, joined the Royal Sardinian Navy and rose to the rank of quartermaster.