Augustus Palmer Dies
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Augustus L. Palmer, 85, a former Tuskegee Airman who was a longtime administrator at Howard University, died Jan. 20 at Sibley Memorial Hospital's hospice. He had prostate cancer.
Mr. Palmer worked for Howard from 1971 to 1991, retiring as associate vice president for health affairs.
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He served as an Army Air Forces pilot during World War II and was in the corps of all-black military men known as the Tuskegee Airmen. In March 2007, he received a Congressional Gold Medal from President Bush for his Tuskegee service.
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Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Mercedes Hardwick Palmer of Washington; four children, Rodney L. Palmer of Washington, Mercedes Renee Palmer of Columbia, Robert L. Palmer of Silver Spring and Ann Palmer Moss of Washington Township, N.J.; two sisters, Nannette Jackson of Harrisburg, Va., and Ada Henry of Washington; and 10 grandchildren.
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