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Brig. Gen. Clarence "Bud" Anderson, the last American "triple ace" of World War II, died Friday at his California home at 102 years old.

Brigadier General Clarence E. Anderson, better known as "Bud," died peacefully in his sleep on May 17, his family said in a statement on his website.

Standing in the alleyway of Dechert Law Office, Katherine (Morgan) Putnam saw a familiar face smiling back at her. It was her grandfather, Gordon Morgan.

He flew 116 combat missions, destroying 16 and 1/4 enemy aircraft in aerial combat and another on the ground. He also served as a test pilot.

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.

Anderson shot down 16 German planes in World War II, flew bombing missions in Vietnam and served as a test pilot alongside Chuck Yeager.

At times you hear them, and sometimes you can see them... F-16 combat fighter jets soaring high and fast over the southwestern skies.

Not all history lessons leave a bad taste in the mouth. On Wednesday, a helicopter flew over a grassy field at Fox Stephens Airport in Gilmer, dumping hundreds of individually

Residents may notice increased fighter jet activity at night as the 177th Fighter Wings Maintenance Squadron conducts training missions for operational readiness until May 17th.

F-16 Crashes In White Sands Area Near Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Local News Updating Reports of “Jet Crash”.