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Lt. Aldo Icardi
Aldo Lorenzo Icardi (March 1, 1921 - November 9, 2011) was a former U.S. Army second lieutenant during World War II and later practicing Florida lawyer.
Born in 1921, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania t...view moreAldo Lorenzo Icardi (March 1, 1921 - November 9, 2011) was a former U.S. Army second lieutenant during World War II and later practicing Florida lawyer.
Born in 1921, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Giovane and Agnese Icardi, he grew up in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Pittsburgh. He attended South Hills High School and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. and Pitt’s Law School. He married his childhood sweetheart, Eleanor Thompson, in 1943.
During WWII, Aldo served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), and parachuted behind enemy lines in Northern Italy in September 1944 where he provided intelligence and support to the Italian Partisans until the liberation of Europe in 1945. He wrote of his experiences in the book, American Master Spy (1954). He was awarded the Legion of Merit by the U.S. government and the Silver Medal, the second highest military honor, by the Italian government.
After the war, the Icardis moved to Lima, Peru where Aldo studied and received a second law degree in International law. In 1954, they moved to McMurray, PA where they raised their five children. He worked at the Italian Sons & Daughters of America (ISDA) for many years and was active in the Washington County Democratic Party. In 1969, he moved his family to Maitland, Florida.
He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1972 and he practiced law until his retirement at 80 years old.
He passed away in Birmingham, Alabama in 2011, aged 90.view less