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Col. John Payne
- Class:
- Redshirt
Sport: Golf (1932-35)
Inducted: 2001
Hometown: Austin, Texas • Captain of teams that won three SWC championships
• Joined Army Air Corps in 1935 and led first attack of his bomber unit in World War II
• Silver Star recipient
• Killed in action in bomber run over Italy in 1943
• Army airfield near Cairo bears his name
Inducted: 2001
Hometown: Austin, Texas • Captain of teams that won three SWC championships
• Joined Army Air Corps in 1935 and led first attack of his bomber unit in World War II
• Silver Star recipient
• Killed in action in bomber run over Italy in 1943
• Army airfield near Cairo bears his name
