Last WWII Triple Ace Dies at 102

Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson arrived in the European Theater of World War II in 1943, an experienced pilot at a time when many of his contemporaries had around an hour of experience in the cockpit. Anderson had been flying since 1941, when he was just 19 years old, and he brought that experience to the air war above occupied Europe. His aviation career would span four decades, earning him the coveted "triple ace" designation and a well-deserved place in the National Aviation Hall of Fame.