Archie Clifford Atkinson

Archie Clifford Atkinson, a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, passed away, December 5, 2022, after a chronic battle with heart failure. The son of Archie Atkinson, Sr. and Mary Strothers Atkinson Brim, Archie grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born, April 10, 1935, and completed high school and college after being drafted into the Korean War. At the age of 17, Archie enlisted in the Air Force. He valued this service highly and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. As part of this service, he served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was also assigned to Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., Howard Air Force Base, Panama and Sembach Air Force Base, Germany. Archie loved travel and regularly enjoyed taking world-wide military "hops." Archie is survived by his siblings Barbara Atkinson-Taylor, Carolyn Woods-Crosby and William Brim. Preceding Archie in death were siblings Dolores Woodson, Nancy Walton, and Wade Atkinson. Archie also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. A full military honors ceremony will be held for Staff Sergeant Archie Atkinson's 20 years of service at 1 pm on Monday, April 10, 2023, at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, 1158 Morgan Rd., Bridgeville, PA.