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...Forces in the European Theater got a new No. 1 fighter pilot last week: Captain Walker ("Bud") Mahurin. His three kills in the second U.S. raid on Berlin boosted his score...
Bombers' Pets. The bomber men have other favorites in the Eighth Fighter Command: Captain Walker Mahurin, 25, has the highest U.S. score in the theater: 13 kills. Twice he downed three Nazis in a day; twice he hit a daily double in his Thunderbolt. Captain Joe Meyer alone fought off a dozen Germans, safely shepherded home two crippled F-38s and a wounded Fortress. Lieut. Colonel Eugene Roberts believes in tight formations. His group's score: 36 Germans destroyed, seven U.S. planes lost...