Besby Holmes
Besby Holmes | |
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Birth name | Besby Frank Holmes |
Born | 1917 California, U.S. |
Died | 2007 (aged 89–90) Greenbrae, California |
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Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Lieutenant Colonel Besby Frank Holmes (1917–2006) was a World War II fighter pilot who in 1943 took part in the famous—and famously controversial—mission to kill legendary Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor. Holmes died of a stroke July 23 at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California.
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- 1917 births
- 2006 deaths
- United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II
- United States Army Air Forces officers
- World War II United States Army personnel stubs