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HEWETT, William Otho Kemp
Personal Details
| Service Number: | O4405 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1940, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Wing Commander |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Staff |
| Born: | Bordertown, SA, 6 September 1921 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, O4405, Aircrew Training Units, Adelaide | |
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| 11 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, O4405, No. 24 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
Korean War Service
| 25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, O4405 |
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Non Warlike Service
| 5 Jan 1970: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, O4405, Headquarters Staff |
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Known as "Kemp" Hewett, following enlistment he underwent pilot training in Australia.
By November 1943 he was in Papua New Guinea with No.24 Squadron flying the Vultee Vengenace dive bomber on raids on support of Allied operations on and off the north coast of New Guinea. He was the subject of a number of official photographs taken at the Squadron's base at Tsili Tsili.
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