Bud Anderson, the last World War II ‘triple ace,’ dies at 102

ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) 357th FG ace Capt. Clarence "Bud" Anderson tangles with Me-109Gs attacking a B-17 formation in his 363d FS P-51B "Old Crow." (2) Anderson bags another Me-109G with his P-51B. (3) Anderson tangles with a trio of Me-109Gs over Germany in late June 1944. (4) Anderson leads a flight of 357th FG Mustangs over the D-Day landings. (5) Anderson, in his last "Old Crow--a P-51D, and his wingman pass low over a German locomotive in the late fall of 1944. (6) Anderson explodes a locomotive in Oct. 1944. (7) Anderson downs an Fw-190A over Germany in Oct. 1944. (8) Anderson's ground crew preps his P-51D for takeoff on one of his last missions in the winter of 1945. (9) Anderson downs an Me-109G down on the deck in the early spring of 1944. (10) Anderson mixes it up with the rest of the 363d FS protecting a B-17 formation high above Germany in early 1945.

SGT Wayne Dunn Amn (Join to see) SGT J.D. Corr SPC Lisa Hughes LTC Tom Jones A1C Crystal Winbush SPC Mike Bennett 1LT Larry Bass CPT (Join to see) SGT Gerald “Jerry” Harrell MSG (Join to see) SGT Damaso V Santana 1SG Dean Mcbride (MPER) (CPHR) PFC Francine Fontana SPC Jared Robbins Pvt Thomas Chapman CPL Miguel Velez SrA Bruce Banner CPT Art Jacobs CPT Endre Barath

A real loss to the community. I hope they got as much of his story as possible on video.

Man, he was a hell of a pilot and lived a great, long life. That's what we're all after!