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
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.