World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Edward Hewlitt
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
The Hewlitt Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; FLAG UNIT PATROL WINGS ATLANTIC FLEET, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING 9, NAVAL AIR STATION QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND; CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 22, CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 27, ABOARD USS SHANGRI-LA CV-38 AND RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.