To Jack Cook----curious where you found the great photos of Bud with Capt. Matson (in front of "Stars Look Down") and "best buddies" the
shot of Bud with Don Beerbower?
As for the pic of Bud receiving the Silver Star from Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, that frame also appears on the The 354 FG DVD produced by Victory Films where you can see the still photographers in the background.
BTW, on that DVD are great shots of Don Beerbower and his Silver Star, the tray holding all of the medals to be presented, plus FT-G (Bud's assigned a/c) taking off from ALS-2 for a brief "airshow."
Tripp Alyn
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