Kenneth A. Brett

Flight Officer Ken Brett was the Co-Pilot of the Harold Hetzler crew that was shot down in their B-24 over Nazi Germany. Brett was the oldest crew member at 26 and was killed just a few weeks before his 27th birthday. There is actually an elementary school named after Brett in his home town (Tamworth, New Hampshire). Also, I am lucky to have copies of 3 letters that Brett sent to his friends back home during flight training. He wrote of worrying about getting his wings, wishing the war were already over and hoping to see some horse races! As with all of the other Hetzler crew members he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Air Medal posthumously.

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