Background
He was born in Beardstown, Illinois and died in Staunton, Virginia.
He was born in Beardstown, Illinois and died in Staunton, Virginia.
Later in that year he finished seventh in the Olympic javelin throw competition in Antwerp, Belgium.
In April 1922 he set an American record in the javelin. Angier served in the Army Air Force in both World War I and World World War II, rising to the rank of major. He graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1924.