Historical records matching LTC Lee A Archer
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Archer flew 169 combat missions across eleven nations, covering and escorting bomber airplanes, attacking hostile landing zones, and engaging enemy infantry at a time when the average combat pilot flew 50 missions. On July 18, 1944, he shot down three German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft, becoming one of only four World War II pilots to accomplish that feat and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Legion of Merit among other distinctions for his valiant service. After his military service, Archer returned to school and completed his Bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Los Angeles on August 13, 1949. On October 22, 1956, he earned his Master’s in Government from New York University. - See more at: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/archer-lee-1919-2010#sthash.8M0t7pKp.dpuf
Lee Andrew Archer Jr., Tuskegee Airman in World War II, was born on September 6, 1919 in Yonkers, New York. His father was Lee Archer, Sr. and his mother was May Piper Archer. He was raised in Harlem and attended New York City’s Dewitt Clinton High School. In 1941, he left New York University where he was majoring in international relations to join the military. In 1941, Archer joined the Army and applied to become a pilot in the Army Air Corps but was rejected because the Corps did not allow blacks to become pilots during this time. - See more at: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/archer-lee-1919-2010#sthash.8M0t7pKp.dpuf
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Tuskegee Airman considered to be the only black ace pilot,credited with shooting down five enemy planes. After he retired from the military in 1970, Archer joined General Foods Corp., becoming one of the era's few black corporate vice presidents of a major American company.
After retiring from General Foods in 1987, Archer founded the venture capital firm Archer Asset Management. Archer is survived by three sons and a daughter. His wife, Ina Archer, died in 1996.
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LTC Lee A Archer's Timeline
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1919
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Yonkers Westchester County New York
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2010
Age 91
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Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia
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