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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