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Lieut Marcus Herbert Esterly

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Lieut Marcus Herbert Esterly

Birth
Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
Death
24 Aug 1921 (aged 30)
Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Burial
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Lieutenant M. H. Esterly, USNRF, was born in the Youngstown suburb of Columbiana, Ohio, and designated Naval Aviator #2110 (heavier-than-air) in 1919. He had enlisted in the Navy in 1912 and had previous experience with lighter-than-air craft, transferring to the Naval Reserve Flying Corps in 1916.

Died as a result of the explosion of the dirigible ZR-2 (British designation R-38). LT Esterly was married to the former Miss Martha E. Ramsey (1895-1951) and left sons Marcus Jr. (1916-1979), DeWitt C. R. (1918-1969) and daughter Mrs. Nancy Jane Herndon, 1920-2001).

Funeral and burial service took place on Sept. 24, 1921.
Lieutenant M. H. Esterly, USNRF, was born in the Youngstown suburb of Columbiana, Ohio, and designated Naval Aviator #2110 (heavier-than-air) in 1919. He had enlisted in the Navy in 1912 and had previous experience with lighter-than-air craft, transferring to the Naval Reserve Flying Corps in 1916.

Died as a result of the explosion of the dirigible ZR-2 (British designation R-38). LT Esterly was married to the former Miss Martha E. Ramsey (1895-1951) and left sons Marcus Jr. (1916-1979), DeWitt C. R. (1918-1969) and daughter Mrs. Nancy Jane Herndon, 1920-2001).

Funeral and burial service took place on Sept. 24, 1921.

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Martyr -- ZR-2 disaster, Hull, England
August 24, 1921

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