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Hewitt, Henry

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Hewitt, Henry (Kent) (1887–1972)

US admiral. An expert in amphibious operations, he commanded the successful landings at Casablanca in 1942, after which he took charge of the US 8th Fleet in North African waters. He was responsible for the task force which landed US troops in Sicily and Italy in 1943, and in 1944 commanded the US landings in southern France.

Hewitt was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. From 1946 to 1949 he was the naval representative on the United Nations military staff committee.



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