George Brett (general)

George Howard Brett
Born	(1886-02-07)7 February 1886 Cleveland, Ohio
Died	2 December 1963(1963-12-02) (aged 77) Orlando, Florida
Place of burial	Winter Park, Florida
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army Air Forces
Years of service	1910–1946
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	0-2764
Commands held	19th Composite Wing US Army Air Corps Caribbean Defense Command
Battles/wars	Philippine–American War World War I Banana Wars World War II Western Desert Campaign Burma Campaign Dutch East Indies campaign Battle of the Coral Sea New Guinea campaign
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)[1]

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.