serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards image_size placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1945 & ndash ; 1978 united states air force naples , florida , u.s. 14 august 2010 san francisco , california , u.s. united states of america air star distinguished flying cross -lrb- 3 -rrb- legion of merit force -lrb- 4 -rrb- bronze star medal air medal air force distinguished commendation medal army commendation medal purple heart air force outstanding service unit award medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- silver 250px place of burial korean war vietnam war 1 august 1923 arlington national cemetery lieutenant general lgen brett , devol.jpg devol brett
 devol `` rock '' brett
devol brett

carroll devol `` rock '' brett -lrb- august 1 , 1923 -- august 14 , 2010 -rrb- was a united states army air forces general who piloted american aircraft during crises and wars from 1948 -lrb- the berlin crisis -rrb- through the vietnam war -lrb- 1960s -rrb- .
he served in austria , germany , korea , vietnam , the united kingdom , iran , and turkey , before his final assignment as commander of allied air forces southern europe in 1977 .
after his retirement in 1978 , he was a defense consultant for more than 20 years , retiring in 1998 .
