American intelligence , having broken Japanese naval codes , knew that Yamamoto , Japan 's foremost naval strategist and commander of its Combined Fleet , was flying to Bougainville and would arrive shortly after 9:30 a.m. Lieutenant Holmes , along with Capt. Thomas Lanphier Jr. , Lt. Rex Barber and Lt. Raymond Hine , were ordered to shoot down Yamamoto with the other pilots ' support .
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