Reminiscences of Capt. Herbert E. Hetu, USN (Ret.) - Hardcoverby Herbert E. Hetu (Author) The son of a World War II Naval Reserve officer, Hetu served a year in 1948 49 as an enlisted man. He went through boot camp and then served as a hospital corpsman in Philadelphia. After graduating from John Carroll University, in 1952, he was commissioned that same year through Officer Candidate School. He served 1952 54 in the heavy cruiser Salem (CA 139) as a line officer and got into the public information field while