Charles Beightler Explained
| Charles S. Beightler |
| Birth Name: | Charles Sprague Beightler |
| Birth Date: | January 12, 1898 |
| Death Date: | August 19, 1982 (aged 84) |
| Birth Place: | Marysville, Ohio, US |
| Death Place: | El Cajon, California, US |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Rank: | Rear Admiral |
| Branch: | United States Navy |
| Awards: | Bronze Star |
Charles Sprague Beightler (January 12, 1898 – August 19, 1982) served in the United States Navy, commanding vessels during World War II in the Pacific, and ultimately achieving the rank of rear admiral.
Early life
Beightler 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 military
In 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 II
During World War II, 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 life
He was married to Bonita Pennicke, a United States Naval Nurse. He died on August 19, 1982, in El Cajon, California, and is interred at Arlington National Cemetery.[13]
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=4F-qtvhO5ewC&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq "Minuteman: The Military Career of General Robert S. Beightler"
- https://books.google.com/books?id=nxJMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA530&lpg=PA530&dq "Caduceus, Volume 31, Issue 5"
- https://archive.org/details/historyofohiosta42ohio "History of the Ohio state university"
- https://books.google.com/books?id=0iBIAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA60&dq "Annual register of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/02/02004.htm "USS Electra (AKA-4)"
- http://ravey.net/electra/skippers.html "USS ELECTRA AKA-4"
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/03/03226.htm "USS Rawlins (APA-226)"
- 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
- http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=315016 "Charles Sprague Beightler"
- https://billiongraves.com/grave/Charles-Sprague-Beightler/9676361#/ "Charles Sprague Beightler"
