Etowah in Mississippi County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Joseph Allen Sisco

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

1. Joseph Allen Sisco Marker

Inscription.
In loving memory of my brother
Joseph Allen Sisco
Technical Sergeant
AF1412 1721
Nov. 11, 1922 – Aug. 20, 1948
Son of Brownie and Daisy (Swift) Sisco
Brother to Earl, Clara, Lee, Sue, Anna and Mary Lou
Joe was born and raised in Etowah.
He enjoyed football and airplanes.
He was loved by all.

Flew 35 missions during WWII with
the 8th Air Force.
Bronze Star and Silver Star
Purple Heart Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal with 3 bronze oak leaf clusters
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
are among the many decorations received.

On August 20, 1948, Joe and 16 comrades
aboard a 8-29 gave their all in a
fiery crash and walked out into eternity

Love always,
Clara Lee (Sisco) Hill

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Military • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Valor in Aerial Operations series list.

Location. 35° 41.973′ N, 90° 14.374′ W. Memorial is in Etowah, Arkansas, in Mississippi County. It is on Route 140 east of Arkansas Route 136, on the left when traveling east.

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Memorial is in Garden Point Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4699 AR-140, Osceola AR 72370, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Arkansas Delta,

in Crowley’s Ridge,

and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Garden Point Cemetery Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Garden Point Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Fighting Near Etowah (a few steps from this marker); Garden Point United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnny Cash (approx. 7.1 miles away); Community Building (approx. 7½ miles

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

2. Joseph Allen Sisco Marker

away); School (approx. 7.6 miles away); Cafe & Shops (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Etowah.

Regarding Joseph Allen Sisco. On the night of Aug. 19-20, 1948, a B-29 Superfortress went out of control while climbing after takeoff from Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, S.D. It crashed and exploded five miles north of the airfield. All 17 people on board – four crew members and 13 passengers – were killed.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.