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Thaddeus V. Tuleja research materials on ADM H. Kent Hewitt

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-297

Content Description

Thermo fax copies of action reports for Operation Torch 1942, Operation Husky, 1943, Operation Avalanche, 1943, Operation Dragoon/Anvil, 1944; Draft typed manuscript of the Life of H. Kent Hewitt by John Clagett; Draft typed manuscript of the autobiography of H. Kent Hewitt; Subject files on H. Kent Hewitt; USS Juneau (LPD-10), ship's history and command histories, 1976-1988; ship's history USS Lexington; two copies of Stephen Roskill's The War at Sea. Vol. III

Scope and Contents

Subject files treating ADM H. Kent Hewitt, 1936 -1997. The collection includes John Clagett's typescript biography of Hewitt and Hewitt's own memoirs as well as action reports for Operation Torch, Avalanche, Husky, Brassard, and USS Catoctin, 1942-1945; letters sent and received by Hewitt and Tuleja, reminiscences by officers who served with him, biographical information, administrative history of the Eighth Fleet, Hewitt's Naval War College lectures, Bibliography, WWII photographs, history of the ships named Lexington and Command Histories of USS Juneau (LPD 10).

Dates

  • Creation: 1936 - 1997

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.

Conditions Governing Use

Material in this collection is in the public domain, unless otherwise noted.

Biographical / Historical

Thaddeus V. Tuleja, professor of history and captain in the USNR (Ret.) collected research source materials for a biography of ADM H. Kent Hewitt. The project was never realized.

Extent

5 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Thaddeus Tuleja, 2010.

Title
Thaddeus V. Tuleja
Status
Inventory
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository

Contact:
US Naval War College
686 Cushing Rd
Newport RI 02841 US