John C. "Pappy" Herbst (September 25, 1909 – July 4, 1946) was an American flying ace of World War II who was officially the second highest-scoring fighter pilot in the China Burma India Theater with 18 confirmed victories scored during 7 months with the 23d Fighter Group.[2][3][4][5] The group commander, David Lee "Tex" Hill, called Herbst "one of the greatest fighter pilots I ever saw."

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