Bud Mahurin - Wikipedia
Colonel Walker Melville " Bud " Mahurin (December 5, 1918 – May 11, 2010) was a United States Air Force officer and aviator. [1] During World War II, while serving in the United States Army Air Forces, …
Walker 'Bud' Mahurin - National Air and Space Museum
Capt. Mahurin is one of the top living Aces of the Army Air Force and of the Air Force with 24 kills. He had 10 kills in the European Theater of Operations in World War II flying a P47 with the 56th Fighter …
AAE Alum, Walker "Bud" Mahurin, ace WWII Fighter Pilot, dies at age …
Mahurin was the Army Air Forces' first double ace in Europe during World War II and was known as a very courageous, skilled and tenacious fighter pilot and was the only Air Force pilot to shoot down …
Walker Mahurin - Hall of Valor: Medal of Honor, Silver Star, U.S ...
May 11, 2010 · Walker Mahurin became a QUADRUPLE ACE in World War II, credited with 21 aerial victories, then went on to nearly become an Ace again in the Korean War where he was credited with …
Mahurin, Walker M. | Gathering of Eagles Foundation
Walker Melville “Bud” Mahurin was the first American double ace in Europe during World War II. Born in 1918 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Mahurin developed an interest in flying at the age of 12 when his …
Air Force hero, ace passes away > Air Education and Training …
May 14, 2010 · The Air Force recently lost one such legend with the passing of an ace from America's "greatest generation" and a member of the famed 56th Fighter Group from World War II. Col. Walker …
Col Walker Melville Mahurin - Military Hall of Honor
LTC Mahurin ended World War II with a total of 20.75 aerial victories. Mahurin was the only U.S. pilot to shoot down enemy aircraft in both the European and Pacific Theater of Operations in World War II; …
WALKER M. "BUD" MAHURIN - A Warbirds Resource Group Site
Walker Melville Mahurin was born on December 5, 1918. Known as Bud Mahurin, he was an United States Air Force (USAF) officer and aviator. During World War II, while serving in the United States …
Mahurin, Lt Col - World history
Mahurin, Lt Col Walker M “Bud” (b. l918). US. Fighter pilot with 24.75 victories. Most were scored while flying P-47s with the 56th Fighter Group in the European Theatre of Operations, 1943-44, hut he also …
Walker M. Mahurin - Veteran Tributes
Bud Mahurin was born on December 5, 1918, in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He enlisted in the Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Forces on September 29, 1941, and was commissioned a 2Lt …