Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, World War II triple ace, storied flight test pilot, and Vietnam air war veteran, died May 17 at the age of 102.
Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, the only living American triple ace pilot, was honorarily promoted from colonel to brigadier general in a rare and historic ceremony presided over by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. Brown called Anderson, 100, a “wrecking ball” of ...