Service number:

622189 (NCO)/52750 (Officer)

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Promotions:
? Sergeant
12 March, 1943: Pilot Officer on Probation (emergency)
12 September, 1943: Flying Officer on Probation (war sub)
12 March, 1945 (Flight Lieutenant (war sub)
16 May, 1946: Appointment to commission as Flying Officer
12 September, 1946: Flight Lieutenant
6 January, 1953: permanent commission and transfer to the Aircraft Control Branch
8 June, 1953: Transfer to the Aircraft Control Branch

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Sergeant

Unit:

No. 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

March 13th, 1942

Citation:
"This airman is a most experienced wireless operator/airgunner, and he has completed many sorties, including attacks on industrial targets and dockyard installations. On one occasion Fit. Sgt. Hewitt was compelled to abandon his aircraft by parachute, but this in no way diminished his enthusiasm for operations. He has set a splendid
example."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

No. 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

May 14th, 1943

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