Arthur Edmond Sheehan Jr. (April 25, 1924 – September 28, 1944) was a veteran of the armed forces and AAA-League baseball player.

Early Years

Sheehan was the son of Arthur and Gladys Sheehan. He attended Galileo High School where he played baseball with the Galileo Lions, winning the All-City Championships in '41, '42, and '43 with an

Earned Run Average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

of 1.3.

Military

He was drafted during World War II and it was reported that he would service in the Coast Guard until he requested being in the Air Force. Sheehan was a Waist Gunner and eventually got promoted to Staff Sergeant. It was September 28, 1944 that his aircraft exploded. His body wasn't found, but he was declared dead on November 2, 1944 and was posthumously awarded a

Purple Heart The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, ...

, Air Medal, and Oak Leaf Cluster. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the

Galileo Academy of Science and Technology Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, formerly known as Galileo High School, is a public high school located between the Russian Hill and Marina District neighborhoods of San Francisco, California. The school is a part of the San Francisco ...

in 1987 and the San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame in 2025.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheehan, Arthur 1924 births 1944 deaths United States Army Air Forces personnel killed in World War II People from San Francisco Recipients of the Air Medal