Reminiscences of H. Kent Hewitt : oral history, 1961.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Reminiscences of H. Kent Hewitt : oral history, 1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122362059

Youth and education, Naval Academy; world cruise, 1907; teaching at Naval Academy; hydrographic survey work; Cuban Revolution, 1917; destroyerduty, 1918; Naval Institute; War College; President Franklin Roosevelt's trip to Buenos Aires, 1936; fleet exercises, ammunition depot, Bremerton; Panama Canal Zone; Pearl Harbor; neutrality patrol; amphibious training;training for combined operations, London; Operation Torch; Commander US Naval Forces, Mediteranean, 1943; Operation Husky; Salerno. Impressions of many political and military figures.

Transcript: 478 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6689086

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Mason, John T., 1909-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m32zd5 (person)

United States. Navy

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68m0zj8 (corporateBody)

Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Hewitt, H. Kent (Henry Kent), 1887-1972

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cz3t39 (person)

Hewitt was a 1906 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He served in the European Theatre in WWII and was commander of amphibious invasions in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Southern France. He retired in 1949 with the rank of Admiral. From the description of Letter, May 5, 1948. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 708362911 From the description of Papers, 1903-1957. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17836629 After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, ...