A Neighbor Of Don's

[Tulecreeper]

Rest in peace, airman.

Clarence 'Bud' Anderson, Last World War II Triple Ace, Dies at 102

Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson died in his sleep at his home in Auburn, California, on May 17, 2024, just a little over a year after the Air Force bestowed him with a post-retirement promotion to brigadier general.

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[Larry N.]

RIP Bud.

His autobiography To Fly And Fight is an enjoyable read and, along with Yeager by Chuck Yeager and Forever Flying by Bob Hoover provides a very good look at the European air war in WW II, as well as an excellent look at postwar test flying from an inside perspective. Those three books are, to me, a core "trilogy" of aviation, along with Ernest Gann's Fate is the Hunter and a couple more, to get an uncommon perspective on WW II and the Korean War eras.

 

[DonTom]

I don't know which area of Auburn he lived in.

BTW, Auburn is large enough in area that it is in two different CA counties. I live in Placer County, but Auburn continues in Nevada County of CA, such as in the Lake of the Pines area.

-Don- Reno, NV

 

[Tulecreeper]

I don't know which area of Auburn he lived in.

BTW, Auburn is large enough in area that it is in two different CA counties. I live in Placer County, but Auburn continues in Nevada County of CA, such as in the Lake of the Pines area.

-Don- Reno, NV

I had a Commanding Officer back in the late 80's who lived in Cool. Never heard of that community until then.

 

[DonTom]

I had a Commanding Officer back in the late 80's who lived in Cool. Never heard of that community until then.

I have been through Cool countless times, but I do not recall ever stopping there.

I went through Cool just last week on my motorcycle ride to Stumpy Meadows Lake.

-Don- Reno, NV