Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 19 January 1945Vol. XV, No. 6

Decoration For Eric

p. 17 · Read in the full issue

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Howitt

Lieutenant eric howitt, ranvr, formerly of Lae, TNG, has been awarded the American Legion of Merit for notable service with a US patrol torpedo-boat squadron in the South-west Pacific. He has been in every major operation in which PT boats have participated around New Guinea New Britain, the Moluccas, and the Philippines.

Lieutenant Howitt was with the PT boats which made a daring dash into Rabaul Harbour in 1943. Because of his knowledge of the east New Guinea coast he was seconded to Vice-Admiral Barbey’s amphibious fleet for piloting ships which took the Australians to Lae.

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