Archer served as a Corporal, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Worcester County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 20, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Archer was declared "Missing In Action" when the HMT Rohna, on which he was a passenger, was attacked along with four other ships, by multiple Luftwaffe Heinkel 177 aircraft and sunk. The Rohna was the only ship sunk in this attack.
This attack was the largest loss of U.S. troops, 1,015, at sea due to enemy action in a single incident during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Archer also has a "Cenotaph" in the Old School Baptist Church Cemetery, Snow Hill, Maryland. (see below family links)
Service # 13135505
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Worcester County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 20, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Archer was declared "Missing In Action" when the HMT Rohna, on which he was a passenger, was attacked along with four other ships, by multiple Luftwaffe Heinkel 177 aircraft and sunk. The Rohna was the only ship sunk in this attack.
This attack was the largest loss of U.S. troops, 1,015, at sea due to enemy action in a single incident during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Archer also has a "Cenotaph" in the Old School Baptist Church Cemetery, Snow Hill, Maryland. (see below family links)
Service # 13135505
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Archer served as a Corporal, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Worcester County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 20, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Archer was declared "Missing In Action" when the HMT Rohna, on which he was a passenger, was attacked along with four other ships, by multiple Luftwaffe Heinkel 177 aircraft and sunk. The Rohna was the only ship sunk in this attack.
This attack was the largest loss of U.S. troops, 1,015, at sea due to enemy action in a single incident during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Archer also has a "Cenotaph" in the Old School Baptist Church Cemetery, Snow Hill, Maryland. (see below family links)
Service # 13135505
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Worcester County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 20, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.
Archer was declared "Missing In Action" when the HMT Rohna, on which he was a passenger, was attacked along with four other ships, by multiple Luftwaffe Heinkel 177 aircraft and sunk. The Rohna was the only ship sunk in this attack.
This attack was the largest loss of U.S. troops, 1,015, at sea due to enemy action in a single incident during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Archer also has a "Cenotaph" in the Old School Baptist Church Cemetery, Snow Hill, Maryland. (see below family links)
Service # 13135505
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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1940 United States Federal Census
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
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U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975
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