Name:
Henry Kent Hewitt
Rank:
Admiral
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Navy
Date of Death:
1972-09-15
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
US Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, MD
Plot:
Section 2 Lot 209
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Navy Cross w/1GS, Navy DSM w/1GS, Army DSM w/1OLC
Comments:
Born 11 Feb 1887 in Hackensack, NJ. US Naval Academy 1906. Most famous for commanding forces during the invasions of Sicily, Italy, and Southern France. Retired from the Navy in 1949. Died in 1972 in Middlebury, Vermont at 85 years of age.