Major George Earl Preddy Jr. (February 5, 1919 – December 25, 1944) was a United States Army Air Forces officer during World War II and an American ace credited with 26.83 enemy air-to-air kills (a number that includes shared one-half- and one-third-victory credits), ranking him as the top P-51 Mustang ace of World War II and eighth on the list of all-time highest scoring American aces. Preddy was born and grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina.