Retired Air Force Lt . Col . Lee A. Archer died last month in New York . Archer was selected to join a training program for potential black pilots at Alabama 's Tuskegee Army Air Field . Archer shot down three German aircraft in span of only minutes . He received Distinguished Flying Cross , during military 's desegregation . After the military , Archer worked at General Foods and started venture capital company .
Retired Air Force Lt . Col . Lee A. Archer died last month in New York . Archer shot down three German aircraft in span of only minutes . He received Distinguished Flying Cross , during military 's desegregation . After the military , Archer worked at General Foods and started venture capital company .