William Harry Isbell

Military

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People

Aircraft

43-38281

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kimmie Kar For 9
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

43-38283

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

43-38469

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

43-38584

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Dawnbusters
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Missions

896

  • Date: 19 March 1945
  • Official Description:

883

  • Date: 12 March 1945

877

  • Date: 10 March 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Auburn, AL 22 August 1922

Other

95th BG Combat Tour

26 October 1944 - 30 March 1945 35 Combat Missions

Died

Southaven, MS 14 December 2012 William Harry Isbell, Sr., 90, accountant, passed away December 14, 2012 at his daughter's home in Southaven, MS. Mr. Isbell proudly served his Country in the Army Air Corps during World War II with the 95th (HD) based out of Horham, England. He flew more than 30 missions over Germany. He is survived by one son, William Harry Isbell, Jr. and his wife, Nedra; one daughter, Susan Isbell Lugar and her husband, Dennis; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Isbell. Visitation will be Sunday, December 16 from 2 p.m. until the memorial service begins at 3 p.m. at Southern Memorial Funeral Home in Montgomery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any memorials be made to NICS SEED fund at www.nics.org. (Montgomery Advertiser on Dec. 16, 2012)
Auburn, AL 469 Pinedale Road

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184339721/william-harry-isbell
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/3227
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=1115453…
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/3227

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php