Brig. Gen. Bud Anderson, who single-handedly shot down 16 German planes over Europe in World War II and became America’s last living triple ace, a fighter pilot with 15 or more “kills,” died ...

Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson died in his sleep at his home in Auburn, California, on May 17, 2024, ... He was 102 years old. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, ...

WWII pilot hits the skies to celebrate 100th birthday 01:42. The last surviving World War II triple ace pilot died at age 102 this week, more than 75 years after serving in the U.S. Air Force and ...

One of the last masters of the air has died. Brig. Gen. Clarence Emil “Bud” Anderson, credited with downing 16 enemy planes over Europe in World War II, died this past week at his home in ...

Bud Anderson, the last American fighter pilot known as a “triple ace” for downing 16 German planes during World War II, died May 17 at 102.