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H. Kent Hewitt
A Register of His Papers in the Naval Historical Foundation Collection in
the Library of Congress
Prepared by Karen Linn Femia
with the assistance of Sherralyn McCoy
1996
Manuscript Division
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress
Manuscript Division, 2001
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Table of Contents for H. Kent Hewitt
Collection Summary
Selected Search Terms
* Names:
* Subjects:
* Occupation:
Administrative Information
* Provenance:
* Copyright Status:
* Preferred Citation:
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Description of Series
* Correspondence, 1908- 1962.
* Naval Operations, 1943- 1944.
* Subject Files, 1903- 1972, n.d.
* Oversize, 1943- 1946.
Container List
* CORRESPONDENCE, 1908- 1962
* NAVAL OPERATIONS, 1943- 1944
* SUBJECT FILES, 1903- 1972, n.d.
* OVERSIZE, 1943- 1946
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Collection Summary
Creator: Hewitt, H. Kent (Henry Kent), 1887-1972
Title: Papers of H. Kent Hewitt 1903-1972 (bulk 1940-1949)
Size: 2000 items; 10 containers plus 1 oversize; 4.6 linear feet
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Abstract: Naval officer. Correspondence, naval planning memoranda,
writings, and newspaper clippings documenting Hewitt's naval career,
especially as commander of United States naval forces in the Mediterranean
during World War II.
Selected Search Terms
Names:
United States. Navy--History
Subjects:
Operation Dragoon, 1944
Salerno (Italy), Battle of, 1943
Voyages around the world
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Region
World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
United States--History, Naval
Occupation:
Naval officers
Administrative Information
Provenance:
The papers of H. Kent Hewitt, naval officer, were deposited in the Library
of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1984 and 1992 and
converted to gift in 1998.
Copyright Status:
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of H. Kent Hewitt in
these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the
Library of Congress is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States
(Title 17, U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following
information: container number, H. Kent Hewitt Papers, Naval Historical
Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date Event
1887 , Feb.
11 Born, Hackensack, N.J.
1903 - 1906 Attended United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.,
graduated as Passed Midshipman; received degree in 1907
1906 - 1909 On board Missouri (Battleship); sailed around the world as
part of the Great White Fleet
1908 Commissioned ensign
1910 Transferred to Connecticut (Battleship) as watch and
division officer
1911 Assigned to Flusser (Destroyer) as executive officer and
navigator
Commissioned lieutenant (junior grade)
1913 Married Floride Louise Hunt
Promoted to lieutenant
1913 - 1916 Mathematics instructor, United States Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Md.
1916 Commander of the Eagle (converted yacht) for survey and
patrol work in the Caribbean
1918 Ordered to Europe ; escorted convoys as commander of the
Cummings (Destroyer)
1919 - 1921 Instructor, electrical engineering and physics, United
States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
1921 Gunnery officer aboard the Pennsylvania (Battleship)
1922 Promoted to commander
1928 - 1931 Naval War College, Newport, R.I., first as student, then on
staff
1931 Commander, Destroyer Division Twelve, Battle Fleet
1933 - 1936 Head, Department of Mathematics, United States Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md.
1936 Commander of the Indianapolis (Heavy Cruiser); carried
President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Pan-American Conference
at Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov.-Dec.
1939 Promoted to rear admiral
1941 - 1942 Commander, Atlantic Fleet Task Groups carrying out
neutrality patrols and convoy escorts
1942 Commander, Amphibious Force Atlantic Fleet
Commander, Western Naval Task Force ; established United
Stated Army troops ashore in Morocco
Promoted to vice admiral
1943 Established and commanded the United States Naval Forces in
North West African Waters (Eighth Fleet) headquartered in
Algiers
Commander, American half of the invasion of Sicily, Italy
Commander, Allied Combined Forces which established the
Allied Army at Salerno, Italy
1944 Carried out the assault landing of troops at Anzio, Italy
Moved Eighth Fleet headquarters to Naples, Italy
Commander, Allied Forces which established the Seventh Army
on shore in southern France
1945 Promoted to admiral
Returned to the United States for special duty with Pearl
Harbor investigation
1945 - 1947 Advisor, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
1947 - 1949 Head, American Naval Mission to the United Nations ; served
on the Military Staff Committee of the Security Council
1949 Retired; moved to Orwell, Vt.
1972 , Sept.
15 Died, Middlebury, Vt.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Henry Kent Hewitt (1887-1972) span the years 1903-1972 with
the bulk of the material dating from the 1940s. The papers consist
primarily of correspondence, naval planning memoranda, news clippings, and
writings. Hewitt commanded United States naval forces in the Mediterranean
during World War II and led naval operations and invasions in northern
Africa, Sicily, southern Italy, and southern France. The Naval Operations
series documents the logistical planning and intelligence gathering
conducted in preparation for the invasions of southern France (Operation
Anvil) and southern Italy (Operation Avalanche). The items were placed in
notebooks and have been kept in their original order.
Hewitt divided his correspondence into official and personal
correspondence. The Correspondence series has retained that division,
although most items in the personal file deal with navy matters. Of special
interest are the lengthy letters Hewitt wrote to his mother in 1908-1909
while voyaging around the world with the Great White Fleet.
Description of Series
Box Series
BOX Correspondence, 1908 - 1962 .
1-6
Divided into official and personal correspondence. Official
correspondence is further divided into a chronological file and
files related to decorations, awards, and orders.
Items are arranged chronologically within their category.
BOX Naval Operations, 1943 - 1944 .
6-9
Notebooks of orders, plans, and memoranda.
Organized alphabetically by name of operation. Items have been
removed from notebooks, but the original order within each
notebook has been maintained.
BOX Subject Files, 1903 - 1972 , n.d.
9-10
News clippings, biographical material, speeches and writings,
travel documents, Naval Academy scrapbook, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material or name of topic.
BOX OV Oversize, 1943 - 1946 .
1
Maps and diagrams.
Organized and described according to the series, folders, and
boxes from which the items were removed.
Container List
Box Contents
CORRESPONDENCE, 1908 - 1962
BOX 1 Official
Chronological, 1929-52
(4 folders)
Decorations and awards, 1945-50
(2 folders)
Orders, 1933-45
Personal
Jan.-Dec. 1908; Oct. 1919
July-Dec. 1931
BOX 2 Jan. 1932-Dec. 1944
(10 folders) See also Oversize
BOX 3 Jan. 1945-Feb. 1946
(9 folders)
BOX 4 Mar. 1946-Mar. 1947
(9 folders)
BOX 5 Apr. 1947-May 1948
(9 folders)
BOX 6 June 1948-Dec. 1962
(5 folders)
NAVAL OPERATIONS, 1943 - 1944
BOX 6 Operation Anvil
Miscellaneous memoranda, 1943-44
(2 folders)
Planning memoranda, 1944
Front matter
Nos. 1-5
BOX 7 Nos. 6-42
(7 folders) See also Oversize
Annexes, 1944
A
BOX 8 B-S
(7 folders) See also Oversize
Operation Avalanche, notebook, 1943
Parts 1-2,
(2 folders) See also Oversize
BOX 9 Parts 3-5,
(3 folders) See also Oversize
Orders, 1944
(2 folders)
SUBJECT FILES, 1903 - 1972 , n.d.
BOX 9 Biographical material
News clippings
English language, 1939-50, 1967, n.d.
French language, 1943-46
Photograph and résumé, 1945, 1972
Certificate of identification, 1918
Formations and Maneuvers of Destroyers, U.S. Fleet, 1932
Keuffel v. Pickett, 1936, 1948, n.d.
Printed matter
Miscellany, 1924-27, 1946, 1958
News clippings re military topics, 1945
BOX 10 Rosters of officers, 1938-50
Scrapbook, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.,
1903-05
Speeches and writings, 1925, 1931, 1945-51, 1967, n.d.
(2 folders)
Trips
Germany, 1946
Portugal, 1946
South America, 1936
Turkey, 1946 See also Oversize
OVERSIZE, 1943 - 1946
BOX OV 1 Correspondence
Personal
21 Oct. 1942, from Hewitt to Petrie,
attachment (Container 2)
Naval Operations
Operation Anvil
Planning memoranda
No. 13, panoramic sketch of
German-defended coast, 1944
(Container 7)
Annexes
H, appendix G, map of assault convoy
routes in Mediterranean, 1944
(Container 8)
Operation Avalanche
Part 1
Appendix 1, allied and enemy
aircraft, 1943 (Container 8)
Appendix 3, map, airdomes-Italy,
1943 (Container 8)
Part 3, map of coast defense batteries,
Gaeta-Naples-Salerno, 1943 (Container 9)
Subject File
Trips
Turkey, map, funeral procession, 1946
(Container 10)
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