Bud Anderson
![Anderson in 1944](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Bud_Anderson_%28cropped%29_01.jpg)
Toward the end of Anderson's two combat tours in Europe in 1944 he was promoted to major at 22, a young age even for a highly effective officer in wartime. Afterward, he became a test pilot and a fighter squadron and wing commander, serving a combat tour in the Vietnam War.
Anderson retired as a full colonel in 1972, after which he worked in flight test management for McDonnell Douglas. A member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, he continued to speak at aviation and military events well into his 90s. He received an honorary promotion to brigadier general in 2022. Provided by Wikipedia
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