Robert F. Schoultz

Robert Francis "Dutch" Schoultz (February 9, 1925 – October 9, 2017) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was a former commander of the Naval Air Force U.S. Pacific Fleet and a former Deputy Commander in Chief of U.S. Naval Forces Europe/U.S. Commander Eastern Atlantic. He also served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare. From June 26, 1981 until his retirement on February 17, 1987, he was U.S. naval aviation's Gray Eagle, the second longest serving senior active-duty naval aviator.

Schoultz was born in Racine, Wisconsin and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. he enrolled in the NROTC program at the University of Nebraska. Schoultz began training to be an officer and pilot in August 1943. He was designated a naval aviator on September 1, 1945, too late to see combat during World War II. Schoultz was then assigned to the torpedo and attack squadrons on the carrier . Schoultz served as commanding officer of VA-93 deployed on the carrier . He later served as executive officer of the carrier . and the carrier from June 23, 1971 to November 1, 1972. He was on staff duty and professional education in 1973-77, In their later years, Schoultz and his wife moved to Arizona. The couple had two sons, four grandchildren and, as of 2017, one great granddaughter.

After his death in 2017, Schoultz was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on April 25, 2018.