 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 air base in the Philippines .
Brett was born in San Francisco , California , the son of George A. Brett and Clara B. Brett . He attended the University of California , Berkeley , and graduated in 1908 with a degree in civil engineering. He was commissioned as a second