Rex T. Barber

"Rex Barber" redirects here. For the Australian cartoonist, see Rex Barber (cartoonist).

Rex T. Barber
Official military photograph of Rex Barber
Born(1917-05-06)May 6, 1917
Culver, Oregon, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 2001(2001-07-26) (aged 84)
Terrebonne, Oregon, U.S.
Place of burial
Redmond Memorial Cemetery
Redmond, Oregon, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
Service years1941–1961
RankColonel
ConflictsWorld War II (WIA)
Korean War
AwardsNavy Cross
Silver Star (2)
Purple Heart
Air Medal

Rex Theodore Barber Sr. (May 6, 1917 – July 26, 2001) was a World War II fighter pilot from the United States. He is best known as a member of Operation Vengeance, the top secret mission to intercept the aircraft carrying Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in April 1943.

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