[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2039 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2039
To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal
of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Rex T. Barber, of Terrebonne,
Oregon, for acts of valor during World War II in attacking and shooting
down the enemy aircraft transporting Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 28, 2004
Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Smith) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal
of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Rex T. Barber, of Terrebonne,
Oregon, for acts of valor during World War II in attacking and shooting
down the enemy aircraft transporting Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO REX T. BARBER
FOR VALOR DURING WORLD WAR II.
(a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time
limitations in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any
other time limitation applicable with respect to the awarding of
certain medals to persons who served in the Air Force, the President is
authorized and requested to award the Medal of Honor posthumously under
section 3741 of that title to Colonel (retired) Rex T. Barber, United
States Air Force, of Terrebonne, Oregon, for the acts of valor referred
to in subsection (b).
(b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in subsection
(a) are the conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity of Rex T.
Barber at the risk of his life and above and beyond the call of duty on
April 18, 1943, while serving as a first lieutenant in the 339th
Fighter Squadron of the South Pacific Air Forces, Army Air Corps, in
successfully attacking and shooting down the enemy bomber aircraft
transporting Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander in Chief of the
Combined Japanese Fleet and architect of Japan's attack on Pearl
Harbor.
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