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| Admiral H. Kent Hewitt c. 1945 |
With the invasion underway, let us look in on Hewitt’s flagship. The scene aboard Monrovia, in which Patton and his staff are embarked, is one of constant movement from communications office to bridge; of messages being coded and transmitted. The bridge is filled with anxious officers peering at sky and sea, worrying about the air cover. Screwed up in his Admiral’s seat, Hewitt is a study in concentration.
A Vermonter and a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal, the Admiral remains calm even on D-1 (doing double acrostics!), while the forces are headed northward and the weather begins to make up.
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| USS Monrovia (APA-31) moored alongside another ship, date and location unknown |
From: The United States Navy in World War II
Compiled and edited by: S. E. Smith
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