1943   Drafted into the Army.

1944   Graduated from Aviation Cadet Training at Tuskegee Army Air Field on 16 October

          as a Second Lieutenant Flying Officer.

1945   Assigned to the 99th Fighter Squadron, Godman Field, Kentucky.

1949   One of three Primary Members of the 332nd Fighter Group Weapons Team that

          competed in the “First Ever” USAF Weapons Meet at Las Vegas Air Force Base.

          Our Team won the event but was never recognized as the Winner until April 1995.

1950   Shipped from Lockbourne AFB, Ohio to Misawa Air Base, Japan to an F-80 Jet

          squadron as a Fighter Pilot and subsequently assigned as a Flight Commander.

1951   Assistant Operations Officer, Instrument Instructor Pilot and Aircraft Test Pilot in

          the 94th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at George Air Force Base, California.

1955   Flying Safety Officer of the 27th NORAD Region, Norton AFB, California; received

          Flight Rating of “Command Pilot”.

1956   Fighter Training Officer of North Eastern Air Command Headquarters at Pepperrell

          AFB, Newfoundland.

1959   Assistant Group Operations Officer of the 1st Fighter Group at Selfridge AFB,

          Michigan; Operations Officer of the 71st Fighter Interceptor Squadron flying F-102

          aircraft at Selfridge AFB, Michigan.

1961   Assigned to Headquarters 30th NORAD Region, Truax Field, Wisconsin as a

          Weapons Director Staff Officer and later as Battle Staff Training Officer for the

          Commanding General and his staff.

1965   31 May, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey retired from the Military.

1965   7 June, he joined Oscar Mayer as a Salesman

1968   Promoted to District Manager of the Detroit, Michigan Distribution Center.

1969   Promoted to Assistant Sales Manager at the Oscar Mayer Plant in Philadelphia,

          Pennsylvania.

1972   Promoted to Distribution Center Manager; assigned to the Distribution Center in

          Denver, Colorado.

1980   Retired from Oscar Mayer in February. He was the “First Black” Center Manager 

          with Oscar Mayer.