T he 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 flying missions over Europe, the Washington Post reported .
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 on Friday ...
The skies have lost one of their most storied warriors. Brig. Gen. (retired) Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, a legendary figure in military aviation and the last known triple ace from World War II, has ...
On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Chris Jansing honors the heroes of June 6, 1944 including 102-year-old World War II Navy veteran Robert Persichitti who died while on his way to Normany today.