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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Walter Benjamin Richard Hewitt

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New Jersey

Honored By

Roseanne Lopez

Relationship

Niece

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE PACIFIC IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR. SERVED ABOARD A SHIP THAT WAS HIT BY A KAMIKAZE PLANE. SURVIVED AND WAS ABLE TO SWIM OUT AND SAVE ABOUT 19 SAILORS WHO HAD BEEN BLOWN OFF THE SHIP AND WERE STRANDED IN THE SEA.