Deaths Elsewhere

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Deaths of note from around the world:

Frederick Payne, 104: World War II fighter ace who left his mark on aviation and wartime history by shooting down six Japanese warplanes during the Battle of Guadalcanal, a bloody, monthslong confrontation that helped change the course of the war. Died Aug. 6 in Rancho Mirage, California.

Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, 82: Former FIFA and UEFA official who also served as the president of the German soccer federation. Died Monday in Stuttgart, Germany.

— From wire reports