Frederick R. Payne, Jr.

Frederick Rounsville "Fritz" Payne, Jr. (July 31, 1911 – August 6, 2015) was a brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1934. Payne was awarded the Navy Cross for service with VMF-212 on Guadalcanal between September and October 1942, shooting down six Japanese airplanes. He was also honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in May 2015. Payne died in 2015 at Rancho Mirage, California; at the time of his death he was the oldest living former fighter ace.