Background
Lerch, Archer Lynn was born on January 12, 1894 in Sumner, Nebraska, United States. Son of Herman H. and Maud R. (Stevens) Lerch.
advocate General judge army officer
Lerch, Archer Lynn was born on January 12, 1894 in Sumner, Nebraska, United States. Son of Herman H. and Maud R. (Stevens) Lerch.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California, 1917. Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1942. Graduate Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1922, Command and General staff schedul, Fort Leavenworth, 1937.
Orders Army War College, revoked account declaration of emergency 1941.
Archer Lynn. Commissioned Second lieutenant Infantry, April 28, 1917, Officers Reserve corpus, United States army, October 25, 1917. Promoted through grades to brigadier general (temporary), December 3, 1942. Major general (temporary), May 31, 1944.
11th Division School Detroit, American Expeditionary Force, World War I. Instructor Arkansas National Guard, 1922-1924.
31st Infantry, Manila, Philippine Islands, 1924-1926.
Assistant professor Military Science tactics and adjutant, University of California, Berkeley, 1926-1931. Assistant staff judge advocate, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, 1931-1933.
Legal advisor to General B. H. Wells, Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii, 1933-1934.
Assistant deputy administrator, National Rifle Association, Territory Hawaii, 1934-1935. Also legal advisor Public Works Administration, Territory Hawaii, 1933-1935. 5th Infantry, Fort Williams, Maine, 1935-1936.
Assistant professor military science and tactics, University of Florida, 1937-1938.
Executive officer, Judge Advocate General’s Department, Washington, 1939-1940. Deputy provost marshal general, Washington, 1941-1942.
Commandant, P.M.G. School Center, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and commanding officer P.M.G. Training Center, Fort Custer, Michigan, June-December 1942. Assistant provost marshal general (brigadier general) December 1942, major general, provost-marshal general, May 31, 1944.
Military governor of of Korea since January 1946.
Prosecuted Grover Cleveland Bergdoll before Army court-martial, 1939. Admitted to practice before bars of Florida, of Korea and Supreme Court of the United States.
Member Federal, American bar associations and National Bar Association of of Korea. Member Military Order World Wars (District of Columbia chapter), Army and Navy Union, American Legion (Georgia Washington Post); member International Association of Chiefs of Police, board of directors The Judge Advisory General Association.
Club: Army and Navy (Washington, District of Columbia).
Decorations: Distinguished Service Meda
Married Florence M. Wentworth, February 5, 1918. Children: Mistress Doctorate. West. Rush, Captain.
