fɹˈæŋkoʊ skæɡlˈaɪəni wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn flˈɔːɹəns tə vɪtˈoːɹɪˌoʊ skæɡlˈaɪəni, ɐ tʃˈiːf ˈɑːɹmi dˈɑːktɚ, ænd tə dʒɪəvˈænə fˈæbɹi, kˈæptɪn ʌvðɪ ɪtˈæliən ɹˈɛd kɹˈɔs sˈɜːvɪs.
Franco Scaglione was born in Florence to Vittorio Scaglione, a chief army doctor, and to Giovanna Fabbri, captain of the Italian Red Cross service.