Name | Esty, Harvey Charles, "Butch" ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-672340 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
Duty | Co-pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 12 August 1943 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 287⇓ (21.188 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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Flt. Ofcr. Lecates, Robert Leslie⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Esty, Harvey Charles, "Butch" | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Warrilow, David Paul⇗ | Navigator | TR |
2nd Lt. Farwell, Francis Raymond⇗ | Bombardier | TR |
S/SGT. Jumper, George William⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Ausmus, Leon Farrell⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Billingsley, James Rudolph, "Rude"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Bowen, Frank Howard⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Lemmerman, Henry George⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
S/SGT. Daudelin, Eldore Leo⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑3231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑3231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by enemy aircraft, crashed [SE of] Liblar, Germany. MACR 287 Sortie Report⇗ |