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  1. Brig. Gen. Frederick Payne Jr. dies at 104; Marine fighter ace in WWII

    Another one of the tiny and rapidly dwindling ranks of aviators who were in the prewar navy and army has left us. A salute for your final sortie. Semper Fi and well done! One day after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Fritz Payne's Marine unit headed to sea on the aircraft carrier...