Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (born 1931)

Ernest C. Brace

(1931–2014) American aviator

Ernest Cary Brace was the longest-held civilian prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. A decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot and mustang, Brace was court-martialed in 1961 for attempting to fake his own death. He flew as a civilian contract pilot before being captured in…