The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
George Spencer Brainard
Rank
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
November 4, 1951
Lieutenant Brainard was the pilot of a F9F-2 Panther Jet fighter with Fighter Squadron 837 aboard the USS ANTIETAM (CV-36). On November 4, 1951, on landing his aircraft jumped through the barriers and crashed into parked aircraft. Four crew members were killed.