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Arthur Castles Beeman

Arthur Castles BeemanArthur Castles Beeman

Bronze StarPurple Heart

Rank/Rate Chief Pharmacist's Mate
Service Number 346 47 05
Birth Date December 13, 1912
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Decorations Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Submarine USS Amberjack (SS-219)
Loss Date February 4, 1943
Location Southwest Pacific
Circumstances Killed by returning gunfire during battle surface while going to the aid of an injured officer.
Remarks Arthur was born in Memphis, Tennessee. 
The Enlisted Club on the (former) U.S. Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor was named Beeman Center in his memory.

Photo on left courtesy of Norm Rutan. Photo on right courtesy of Zach Smith, MM2(SS). Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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