Background
He was born in July 16, 1889 in Auburn, New York to David Acre and Anna Forgette.
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Raynold Acre
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Career
Acre"s first flight was in a Montgomery tandem-wing glider replica at Daytona Beach, Florida in 1909. In 1910 Acre was living in a tent outside the Hawthorne Race Track in Chicago, Illinois. Acre and Edward Andrews (aviator) worked on a 1905 glider built by John Joseph Montgomery, fitted with a 12 hp Bates engine.
They also purchased a 30 hp Curtiss pusher which Acre was able to fly after Allen.
In 1928 Acre was working with Air Associates Incorporated, an exclusive east coast distributor of Lockheed aircraft. Acre flew as a passenger in the 1928 National Air Tour demonstrating the new Lockheed Vega.
Acre became Vice President in 1941 following a rare wartime government seizure by Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt during a C.I.O strike. Acre stayed in the position through World World War World War II He remained active as a general aviation pilot, owning and flying a Beechcraft Bonanza.
He died on January 16, 1966 in Los Angeles, California.
