Celebrated World War II flying ace, Col. Walker 'Bud' Mahurin, dies at 91
Walker "Bud" Mahurin, a fighter pilot who shot down two dozen planes in two wars and was regarded as one of America's top aces ever, has died, his wife said Sunday. He was 91.
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Joan Mahurin said Bud Mahurin died of natural causes at his home in Newport Beach on Tuesday. She said her husband kept flying small planes — and kept receiving fan mail — for most of his life. A native of Michigan, Mahurin studied engineering at Purdue University then joined the Army Air Forces in September 1941 — three months before Pearl Harbor. He went by the call sign "Honest John," a title he'd later adopt for his memoirs. Along with Joan, his wife of 40 years, Mahurin is survived by two sons, a daughter and a stepdaughter. Mahurin will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 11 with full military honors |
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