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Bud Day. / 30.35847; -87.29415. George Everette " Bud " Day (24 February 1925 – 27 July 2013) was a United States Air Force officer, aviator, and veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. He was also a prisoner of war, and recipient of the Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross. As of 2016, he is the only person to be awarded both the ...
- 1942–1977
Jul 28, 2013 · MIAMI Retired Col. George "Bud" Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5.5 years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain's cellmate, has died at the age of 88, his widow said Sunday.
Jul 29, 2013 · A native of Sioux City, Iowa, Day was born on Feb. 24, 1925. He served as a marine in World War II and then became an Air Force pilot during the Korean War. On Aug. 26, 1967, the North Vietnamese shot down Day’s F-100 Super Sabre during a dangerous forward air control mission. He endured extreme hardship and torture in captivity.
Jul 28, 2013 · George Everette Day, known as Bud, was born on Feb. 24, 1925, in Sioux City, Iowa. He quit high school to join the Marines in 1942 and served with an antiaircraft battery on Johnston Island in the ...
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Jul 29, 2013 · Retired Col. George “Bud” Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5 1/2 years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain’s cellmate, has died. He was 88. One of the nation’s ...
May 1, 2007 · George “Bud” Day considered death a welcome possibility once or twice while he was a POW at the Hanoi Hilton in North Vietnam. In the end he stared it down, endured the brutality for 67 months and never betrayed his comrades or country. by Richard C. Barrett 5/1/2007. Share This Article. “Bud Day is the toughest man I have ever known.
