George Brett (general)
| George Howard Brett | |
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Lieutenant General George Brett in Australia on 18 March 1942, the day after his appointment as Deputy Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) and Commander of Allied Air Forces, SWPA.
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| Born |
7 February 1886 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | 2 December 1963 (aged 77) Orlando, Florida |
| Place of burial | Winter Park, Florida |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Air Forces
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| Years of service | 1910–1946 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Commands held |
19th Composite Wing US Army Air Corps Caribbean Defense Command |
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| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom) |
Banana Wars
World War I
World War II
George Howard Brett (7 February 1886 – 2 December 1963) was a United States Army Air Forces General during World War II. An Early Bird of Aviation, Brett served as a staff officer in World War I. In 1941, following the outbreak of war with Japan, Brett was appointed Deputy Commander of a short-lived major Allied command, the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), which oversaw Allied forces in South East Asia and the South West Pacific. In early 1942, he was put in charge of United States Army Forces in Australia, until the arrival of Douglas MacArthur. Brett then commanded all Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area. In November 1942, he was appointed commander of the US Caribbean Defense Command and remained in this post for the rest of the war.
George Howard Brett was born in Cleveland, Ohio on 7 February 1886, the second of five children of William Howard Brett, a notable librarian, and his wife Alice née Allen. George's older brother Morgan graduated with the United States Military Academy at West Point class of 1906, and served for many years as an ordnance officer, retiring in 1932 as a colonel. The family was unable to secure a second West Point appointment, so George Brett graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1909 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Philippine Scouts on 22 March 1910. While in the Philippines he transferred to the US Cavalry on 10 August 1911, joining the 2nd Cavalry.
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