Bud Mahurin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American World War II flying ace
Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1918
Place of Birth: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 11-May-2010
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Bud Mahurin
- Colonel Walker Melville "Bud" Mahurin (December 5, 1918 – May 11, 2010) was a United States Air Force officer and aviator.
- During World War II, while serving in the United States Army Air Forces, he was a flying ace. Mahurin was the first American pilot to become a double ace in the European Theater.
- He was the only United States Air Force pilot to shoot down enemy planes in both the European and Pacific Theaters and the Korean War.
- During World War II he was credited with 20.75 aerial victories, making him the sixth-highest American P-47 ace.
- He was credited with shooting down 3.5 MiG-15s in Korea, giving him a total of 23.25 aircraft destroyed in aerial combat.
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