The first Brunswick man killed in WWII served on a ship he helped build | Column

By Lori-Suzanne Dell - Stories from Maine///1/21/2026

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![](https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/APBJ.jpg?w=688) Arthur P. Barrett Jr. served on the USS De Haven, a destroyer he and his father helped build at Bath Iron Works. --- *Source: [Press Herald](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/21/the-first-brunswick-man-killed-in-wwii-served-on-a-ship-he-helped-build-column/)* *Locations: Brunswick, Bath* *Region: Coastal*