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Mahurin, Walker (Bud), 1918-2010

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: December 5, 1918 - May 11, 2010

Biographical Information

Mahurin was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He graduated from high school in 1979. He got a job from one of the fraternity houses by replacing the Fratella cards in the telephones for $1.25 a week. The Fratella card was a fraternity-telephone-card and it listed the telephone numbers of all the fraternity and sorority houses. He began at Purdue in General Engineering. He was a United States Air Force officer. He served during World War II and served in the U.S. Army Air Forces as a flying ace. He was the only U.S.

Citation:
MSO 1, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program collection, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries.