Mario Arillo
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25 March 1912 La Spezia, Liguria, Italy |
| Died | 27 September 2000 (aged 88) La Spezia, Liguria, Italy |
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 Kingdom of Italy Italian Social Republic
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| Service/branch |
 Regia MarinaMarina Nazionale Repubblicana |
| Years of service | 1927–1945 |
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Mario Arillo (March 25, 1912 – September 27, 2000) was an Italian naval officer during World War II.
Arillo was born in La Spezia on March 25, 1912, the son of Gaetano, a non-commissioned officer in the Italian Navy, and Silvia Piran. In October 1927 he entered the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno, attending a course of five years. In July 1932 he graduated as Ensign and was assigned to the heavy cruiser Trieste; between April and May 1933 he was executive officer on the torpedo boat Francesco Stocco. In July 1933 he was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant and embarked again on Trieste, and in September he was transferred to the destroyer Giovanni da Verrazzano, where he remained until October 1934.
In July 1935 he was assigned to the destroyer Dardo, and from April to November 1936 he was executive officer on the submarine H 2, based in La Spezia. In July 1937 he was promoted to Lieutenant, and from November 1936 until July 1938 he served on the heavy cruisers Trento and Trieste. He was then assigned on the light cruiser Duca degli Abruzzi, were he was for six months the Flag Adjutant of Admiral Barzaghi, commander of the 3rd Naval Division.
From July 1938 to September 1940 he served at the Naval Academy, and then, after the beginning of World War II, he was assigned to the submarine Ettore Fieramosca for submarine command training. On January 19, 1941 he was given command of the submarine Ambra. At 03:07 on March 31, 1941, while on patrol on the route between Alexandria and Souda, he torpedoed and sank north of Sollum (Egypt) the light cruiser HMS Bonaventure. The cruiser sank very quickly in position 33°20' N, 26°35' E, after being hit by two torpedoes on the starboard side, with the loss of 148 crewmen, while the 310 survivors were rescued by the destroyer Hereward.
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