| 词条 | Charles Beightler |
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|name = Charles S. Beightler |birth_date = January 12, 1898 |death_date = August 19, 1982 |birth_place = Marysville, Ohio |death_place = El Cajon, California |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= |image = |caption = |nickname = |allegiance = {{flag|United States of America}} |serviceyears = |rank = Rear Admiral |branch = United States Navy |commands = |unit = |battles = |awards = Bronze Star |laterwork = }} Charles Sprague Beightler (January 12, 1898-August 19, 1982) served in the United States Navy, commanding vessels during World War Two in the Pacific, and ultimately achieving the rank of rear admiral. Early lifeBeightler was born in Marysville, Ohio, the son of William P. Beightler, President of the Perfect Cigar Company, and Joana Sprague, daughter of Franklin B. Sprague. His brothers were Robert S. Beightler and Donald, father of Dr. Charles S. Beightler.[1] College and militaryIn 1916, he enrolled at the Ohio State University and was a member of the freshmen basketball squad and Alpha Sigma fraternity.[2] Later that year he left the university and enrolled at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.[3] He would graduate with the class of 1920 having achieved the rank of Midshipmen.[4][5] By 1924 he was a Lieutenant instructing on the USS Farquhar in Florida,[6] and by 1926 he training at the Great Lakes Station.[7] World War TwoDuring World War Two, he would command the USS Electra from June 23, 1943-September 20, 1944,[8][9] and USS Rawlins from November 11, 1944-April 1, 1946[10] in the Pacific Theater, earning a Bronze Star for extraordinary achievement.[11][12] Personal lifeHe was married to Bonita Pennicke (January 28, 1901-May 31, 1981), a United States Naval Nurse.[13] He passed on August 19, 1982 in El Cajon, California,[12] and is interned at Arlington National Cemetery.[14] References1. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=4F-qtvhO5ewC&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq "Minuteman: The Military Career of General Robert S. Beightler"], John Kennedy Ohl. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001. p. 4 {{DEFAULTSORT:Beightler, Charles}}2. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=nxJMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA530&lpg=PA530&dq "Caduceus, Volume 31, Issue 5"], Kappa Sigma Fraternity. 1916. p. 530 3. ^[https://archive.org/details/historyofohiosta42ohio "History of the Ohio state university"], Ohio State University; Mendenhall, Thomas. Ohio State University Press. 1920. p. 35 4. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=0iBIAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA60&dq "Annual register of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md"], United States Naval Academy. 1920. p. 60 5. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=JMkcAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA383&lpg=PA383&dq "Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty"], United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1917. p. 173 6. ^[https://archive.org/details/navydirectoryoff19242unit "Navy directory : officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, also including officers of the U.S. Naval Reserve Force (active), Marine Corps Reserve (active), and foreign officers serving with the Navy"], Washington, D.C. : Bureau of Navigation, Navy Dept. March 1924. Retrieved 13 may 2017 7. ^[https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-81744017/navy-directory-officers-of-the-united-states-navy-and-marine "Navy Directory : Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Apr 1926"], United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation, United States. Marine Corps. April 1926. p. 16. 8. ^"USS Electra (AKA-4)", NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 13 may 2017 9. ^"USS ELECTRA AKA-4", Ravey. Retrieved 13 may 2017 10. ^"USS Rawlins (APA-226)", NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 13 may 2017 11. ^George Carroll Dyer. The Amphibians Came to Conquer: The Story of Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, Volume 2. U.S. Department of the Navy, 1972. p. 879 12. ^1 "Charles Sprague Beightler", Military Times. Retrieved 13 may 2017 13. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgipage=gr&GSln=beightler&GSfn=charles&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=35561379&df=all& "Charles Sprague Beightler"], Find A Grave. April 5. 2009. Retrieved 13 may 2017 14. ^[https://billiongraves.com/grave/Charles-Sprague-Beightler/9676361#/ "Charles Sprague Beightler"], Billion Graves. June-August 2014. Retrieved 13 may 2014 6 : 1898 births|1982 deaths|United States Navy rear admirals (upper half)|American naval personnel of World War II|Burials at Arlington National Cemetery|United States Naval Academy alumni |
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