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General Robert M. Lee 1909-2003.(In Memoriam)(Obituary)

Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-SEP-03
Format: Online - approximately 817 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Gen. Robert Merrill Lee, USAF (Ret.) died of natural causes on June 29, 2003 in Rockledge, Florida.

Born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, he grew up in Augusta, Maine, and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in June 1931. After attending Air Corps Flying Schools at in...

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...Randolph and Kelly Fields, Texas, General Lee earned his wings October 1932.

Assigned to the 55th Pursuit Squadron (20th Pursuit Group), at Barksdale Field, Louisiana, he performed pilot and squadron officer duties. In early 1934, he was among the Air Corps pilots who flew the perilous airmail routes in the central zone.

In May 1937 he was assigned to the First Cavalry (Mechanized) at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he commanded detachments...

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