Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Lee A. Archer, a Tuskegee Airmen pilot, dies in NYC at age 90
By APThursday, January 28, 2010
Former Tuskegee Airman, 90, dies in NYC
NEW YORK — Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Lee A. Archer, a decorated member of the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 90.
His son, Roy Archer, says his father died in a Manhattan hospital Wednesday night. The cause of death was not immediately determined.
Archer was an ace pilot in America’s first black fighter group in World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen fought with distinction but faced segregation when they returned home. The group was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 from President George W. Bush.
After serving in the military, Archer, of New Rochelle, N.Y., joined General Foods Corp. in the early 1970s and became a corporate vice president.
Archer was among the Tuskegee Airmen who attended President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009.
Funeral services have yet to be announced.
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