doi:10.7916/d8-nf97-ps29Oral history interview with H. Kent Hewitt 1961Hewitt, H. Kent (Henry Kent), 1887-1972oral historiestextVeteransMilitary educationAmphibious warfareWorld War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, AmericanHewitt, H. Kent (Henry Kent), 1887-1972United States. NavyYouth 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.