Lee Archer died.

[Crabtownboy]

I hope someone recorded his experiences in WW II ... in fact, I hope many of the WW II veterans stories of their experiences have been recorded. They are leaving us at a very fast rate now.

Well done fellows and gals. You were faithful to your country and did a great job.

NEW YORK (AP) — Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Lee A. Archer, a Tuskegee Airman considered to be the only black ace pilot who also broke racial barriers as an executive at a major U.S. company and founder of a venture capital firm, died Wednesday in New York City. He was 90.

His son, Roy Archer, said his father died at Cornell University Medical Center in Manhattan. A cause of death was not immediately determined.

The Tuskegee Airmen were America's first black fighter pilot group in World War II.

 

[Magnetic Poles]

I hope someone recorded his experiences in WW II ... in fact, I hope many of the WW II veterans stories of their experiences have been recorded. They are leaving us at a very fast rate now.

Well done fellows and gals. You were faithful to your country and did a great job.

A farewell salute to yet another great American hero from The Greatest Generation.