Lewis C. Beebe

Lewis Charles Beebe
Born (1891-12-07)December 7, 1891
Ashton, Iowa
Died February 7, 1951(1951-02-07) (aged 59)
Faribault, Minnesota
Buried Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch Oregon National Guard
United States Army
Years of service 1916–1950
Rank Brigadier General
Unit 30th Infantry Regiment
57th Infantry Regiment
Fourth United States Army
Battles/wars

World War I

Champagne-Marne
Aisne-Marne
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne

World War II

Battle of Bataan
Awards Purple Heart
Croix de Guerre
Distinguished Service Medal (2)

Lewis C. Beebe (12 December 1891 – 2 February 1951) was an American brigadier general.[1][2][3] He was Assistant Chief of Staff of U.S. Forces under General Jonathan Wainwright during World War II.

Allied sailors and officers watch Douglas MacArthur sign documents during the surrender ceremony aboard the USS Missouri on 2 September 1945. Beebee is in the second row, third from the right.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lewis Beebe (15 February 2006). Prisoner of the Rising Sun: The Lost Diary of Brig. Gen. Lewis Beebe. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-481-6.
  2. ↑ Lewis C. Beebe (1945). The Lewis C. Beebe Papers.
  3. ↑ Professor Louis Morton (15 August 2014). United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - Strategy and Command: the First Two Years: [Illustrated Edition]. Verdun Press. pp. 284–. ISBN 978-1-78289-397-4.


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