Harvey was born in 1917 Oklahoma City. In WW2 he served with the 8th USAAF, 385 Bomb Group, 550 Bomb Squadron. He flew 33 combat missions as Pilot or Co-pilot on several B-17 bombers; the most missions (10) on "Haybag Annie". After the war he returned to Salinas, California. He died there in 1948; cause unknown, leaving a wife and two children.