Tuskegee Airman passes

Lee Archer III shares heartfelt memories of his father, retired Lt. Col. Lee A. Archer Jr., one of the original Tuskegee Airmen pilot and recipient of the Presidential Gold Medal Award during a memorial service at the Riverside Church in New York City, Feb. 4, 2010. Colonel Archer, a New York native, died on Jan. 27, 2010 at the age of 90, of natural causes. Archer a World War II P-51 pilot was one of the original trainees to enter the Tuskegee Aviator Project in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brandt Smith)

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Tuskegee Airman passes

Dr. William H. Cosby Jr., American comedian/actor, delivers a eulogy during a memorial service for retired Lt. Col. Lee A. Archer, at the Riverside Church in New York City, Feb. 4, 2010. Archer, a World War II Tuskegee Airman, Presidential Gold Medal recipient and Yonkers New York native, died on Jan. 27, 2010 at the age of 90, of natural causes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brandt Smith)

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Tuskegee Airman passes

Published Feb. 5, 2010
By Master Sgt. Brandt Smith
4 Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Retired Lt. Col. Lee A. Archer Jr.'s memorial service was held at the Riverside Church in New York City, Feb. 4, 2010. Colonel Archer was one of the original trainees to enter the Tuskegee Aviator Project in 1941. He was a World War II P-51 pilot and recipient of the Presidential Gold Medal Award. Lee Archer III, Colonel Archer's son, and Dr. William H. Cosby Jr., American comedian/actor, shared their memories with more than 300 attendees during the service. Colonel Archer, a New York native, died on Jan. 27, 2010 at the age of 90, of natural causes.