Background
Beach was born in Chelsea, Michigan, on July 20, 1908, and attended the University of Michigan for two years before transferring and graduating from the United States Military Academy.
commander Chief of the United Nations
Beach was born in Chelsea, Michigan, on July 20, 1908, and attended the University of Michigan for two years before transferring and graduating from the United States Military Academy.
He also attended the Armed Forces Staff College and the Army War College, and was later an instructor of tactics at West Point.
He gained his commission in 1932 into the Field Artillery. He served in World World War II in the Pacific theater, participating in four amphibious assaults, as well as in the Korean War. Prior to transferring to West Point, he was initiated into the Sigma Chi fraternity.
He later served as Deputy Chief and Chief of Research and Development for the Department of the Army in Washington, District of Columbia He retired from the Army on August 1, 1968.
He died in Lima Township, Michigan, at the 147-year-old Beach Farm.
South for General Beach include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the World World War II Victory Medal, the Occupation of Japan Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star World World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Japan clasp Korean Service Medal United Nations Service Medal for of Korea Philippine Liberation Medal Dwight E. Beach Middle School, in Chelsea, Michigan, is named for him.
