Joseph J Isoardi
MilitaryAssigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD.
"Joseph J. Isoardi was my grandfather. I only knew him for 6 years of my life, but he was amazing. A life long goof-ball, his cap is always tilted to the side in his service pictures. He went on to father 4 daughters and have 8 grandchildren."
Awards: DSC, DFC, SS, BS, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pappy’s pride
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bedlam ball
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wantta Spar
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 510th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Roanoke, IL | 25 November 1020 | Son of Joseph and Domenica Isoardi. |
Enlisted |
Peoria, IL | 17 August 1942 | Peoria, Illinois |
Died |
Eureka, IL | 6 April 1992 | |
Buried |
Roanoke Township Cemetery Roanoke, Woodford County, IL | 9 April 1992 | Roanoke Township Cemetery Roanoke, Woodford County, Illinois |
Based |
Polebrook | Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Removed a connection to the 8th AF Mission #364 for 23 May 1944 as it was added by mistake.
This is my grandfather. Service records, crew mates and awards information obtained from my mother and aunts.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/