SAN ANTONIO — At 100, Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson Jr. still vividly remembers aerial combat high over Germany with fellow ace Chuck Yeager. The dogfights play like an old World War II movie reel, ...

A 100-year-old World War II flying ace was promoted to the honorary rank of brigadier general by Gen. CQ Brown Jr., the Air Force chief of staff, on Friday during a ceremony in California. Retired Col ...

MCCLELLAN, Calif. — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. presided over a ceremony for retired Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, promoting him to the honorary rank of brigadier general at the ...

Brig. Gen. Clarence “Bud” Anderson, the last American fighter pilot known as a “triple ace” for downing 16 German planes during World War II, died in his sleep May 17 at his home in Auburn, California ...