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

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS Amberjack (SS-219)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Amberjack (SS-219)

Find a Grave Memorial: CPhM Arthur Castles Beeman (Manila American Cemetery and Memorial)