The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Joseph Roller Hewitt
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
61 TRP CARR SQ 314 TRP CARR GP
Date of Death
January 16, 1952
Captain Hewitt was the pilot of a C-119B "Flying Boxcar" transport with the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group. On January 16, 1952, while on a mission, both engines separate from the aircraft in flight and the aircraft crashed into the sea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.