Scope and Contents Rudd was born on 7 November 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He joined the Army Air Corps in December 1942 and trained in Nebraska, California, Arizona, and Washington prior to being assigned to a P-38 squadron in the Pacific Theater. He participated in the battle at Lingayen Gulf and the battlle of Borneo. He also flew missions into China and French Indochina. He was discharged in 1946, but stayed in the Reserves for several years. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd.