About Lee Embree
Lived 1915 – 2008 (aged 92). Lee Embree was an American military officer, photographer and war photographer.
Lee Embree (July 9, 1915 – January 24, 2008) was an American Army staff sergeant and photographer who took the first American air-to-air photographs of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Embree took the pictures of the attack from on board an Army Air Corps B-17 which he happened to be flying on from California to Hawaii on December 7, 1941, as the Japanese attacked the Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor.
Personal life Lee Embree was born and raised in Iowa. He was buried at Mount Angeles Memorial Park. He was survived by his second wife, and by two children, three grandchildren, three stepchildren and five step-grandchildren.
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Who was Lee Embree?
American photographer (1915-2008)
When was Lee Embree born?
Lee Embree was born on 9 July 1915 in Mechanicsville.
When did Lee Embree die?
Lee Embree died on 24 January 2008 in Port Angeles.
What was Lee Embree's occupation?
Lee Embree was a military officer, photographer and war photographer.
What nationality was Lee Embree?
Lee Embree was American.
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