Graduated Loveland High School 1944

University of Illinois B.S. Aerospace Engineering 1963

Industrial College of the Armed Forces/ George Washington University MBA 1968

From humble beginnings, a one room school house containing eight grades and one teacher, no electricity or phone service, Earl Archer rose to be Valedictorian of his high school class at age 16. After attending college, he enlisted in the Army Air Corp and then flight training at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. His stellar military career has been spent on both foreign and American soil. Major General James Hildreth, USAF (Ret.) succinctly describes all that has been said about General Archer’s accomplishments and character. “Throughout his military career, Earl Archer stood head and shoulders above his peers as a pilot, officer and superior leader, not only as an Air Force officer but as a man, a husband, a father, and a friend.” “I cannot think of a superlative to describe character like courage, honesty, loyalty, determined, steadfast, intelligent, capable, compassionate, faithful and put them in the mind and body of a modest and unassuming person, and that is Earl Archer.”

• Enlisted in the Army Air Corps 1946

• Commissioned Seconded Lieutenant 1949

• Served in Korea and Thailand

• Wing Commander, 479th Tactical Fighter Wing

• Vice Commander, 9th Air Force

• Vice Commander, 7th Air Force

• Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

• Secretary of Air Force Personnel Council

• Command Pilot with over 6,400 hours of Flight Time

• Distinguished Service Medal

• Legion of Merit With Oak Leaf Cluster

• Distinguished Flying Cross

• Air Medal With Oak Leaf Cluster

• Air Force Commendation Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters