Rex Barber
* 6th May 1917 + 26th July 2001 US fighter pilot, memeber of the 339th and 449th Fighter Squadrons He was best known as a member of the top secret P-38 Lightning mission to intercept Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Barber is credited with the sole kill of Yamamoto by military historians |
He flew 138 combat missions and was credited with 5 confirmed kills and 3 probables |