Harvey Charles Esty
Military
Co-Pilot
Richard Carrington Crew
384BG - 545BS
Object Number - UPL 45650 - 1LT Harvey Charles Esty Co-Pilot Richard Carrington Crew 384BG - 545BS
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3231 'The Inferno', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13096046
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728581
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-60144
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34124122
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Inferno
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 August 1943
- Date: 28 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hawkins, WI | 25 December 1920 | |
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Other POW |
Moosburg, Germany | 15 August 1943 | Stalag 7A |
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Died |
Las Vegas, NV | 5 May 2005 | Harvey Charles Esty was born December 25, 1920 in Hawkins, Wisconsin. He passed away May 5, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Harvey was a retired U.S. Air Force Pilot (Captain) who served during the Korean War, and WWII where he was shot down over Germany and held as a POW for 17 months. He continued to serve his country his entire career, retiring in 1971. He is survived by his two sons, Charles V. Esty and Patrick C. Esty and two daughters, Janet McIvor and Jane Limback, RMT. Harvey was the proud grandfather of 2 granddaughters, Michelle Mashburn (Rick) and Andrea Scott, and 3 grandsons, Christopher & Zachary Scott and Eric Esty, as well as 3 great-grand-daughters, Kayla Scott and Alyssa & Hailey Mashburn. Harvey was preceded in death by his oldest grandson, Christopher Scott,23, in 2002. Even after his death, Harvey continued to be of service to his country. Harvey's body was donated to the University of Nevada to further study the effects of his imprisonment and mistreatment by the Germans while he was held captive. His cremated remains rest in honor at Union Grove Veterans Cemetery in Union Grove, Wisconsin. |
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Other Shot Down |
Erfstadt, Germany | 12 August 1943 | |
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Buried |
Union Grove, WI | Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery Union Grove, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA Plot Sec C-D, Lot 176 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4861
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=466&sc=1167…
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11421616/harvey-charles-esty
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 287 / MACR 287, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
