ESSELSTEIN HAROLD W

1LT Harold W Esselstein was a potential member who died during training before going to Vietnam on 12/19/1969 at the age of 23.1 from A/C accident
Corning, OH
Flight Class 69-46
Date of Birth 11/27/1946
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by John Halvorsen, John Konek, Richard Curtin

More detail on this person: UH-1D accident at Ft. Rucker during training with other student N. Elvermez. Army Helicopter Crash is Fatal ELBA, Ala., (AP) - An Army helicopter on a training flight from Fort Rucker, Ala., crashed near here Friday, killing Lt. Harold W. Esselstein, 23, of Corning, Ohio. An Army spokesman said a second man was killed in the mishap, but his name was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Burial information: Oakwood Cemetery, Millertown, OH

This information was last updated 10/30/2017

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024