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Lewis Charles Beebe (December 7, 1891 – February 17, 1951) was an American brigadier general. Beebe was Chief of Staff of U.S. Forces under General Jonathan Wainwright during 
Sent to the Philippines, Beebe received temporary promotions to colonel in December 1941 where he served as Supply Officer G4 of USAFFE and brigadier general in March 1942 as Assistant Chief of Staff of General Douglas MacArthur as representative in the Philippines. Major General Jonathan M. Wainwright IV as the most senior officer in the Philippines was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed the command US Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) covering both Army and Navy forces in the Philippines. General Wainwright made General Beebe as his chief of staff until their surrender in Corregidor island in May 1942. After surrendering to Japanese forces, he spent over three years as a prisoner of war in Manchuria and was rescued by OSS in 1945.
Beebe served in Texas and West Germany after the war. His wartime promotion to brigadier general was made permanent in January 1948. He retired from active duty on September 30, 1950.
Beebe suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died at his home in
A Brief Biography of Brig. Gen. Lewis C. Beebe
– Osceola County Iowa Genealogy
1891 births 1951 deaths People from Osceola County, Iowa Oregon National Guard personnel University of Oregon alumni United States Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) American recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni United States Army War College alumni United States Army generals of World War II American prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Japan Bataan Death March prisoners Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) United States Army generals People from Faribault, Minnesota Burials at Arlington National Cemetery {{US-army-World-War-I-bio-stub
World War II
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. He had previously been an assistant chief of staff under General Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American general who served as a top commander during World War II and the Korean War, achieving the rank of General of the Army (United States), General of the Army. He served with dis ...
.
Beebe was an enlisted soldier from March 1913 until February 1914. He then enlisted in the Oregon National Guard in April 1916 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of coast artillery in September 1916 after graduating from the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...
. Beebe subsequently accepted a commission as a second lieutenant of infantry in the Regular Army in November 1917. During World War I
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, he served as a temporary captain with the 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division in France, earning the Distinguished Service Cross and 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, ...
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Beebe graduated from the Command and General Staff School
The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military ...
in 1932 and the Army War College in 1939. He was promoted to major in August 1935 and lieutenant colonel in July 1940.
Sent to the Philippines, Beebe received temporary promotions to colonel in December 1941 where he served as Supply Officer G4 of USAFFE and brigadier general in March 1942 as Assistant Chief of Staff of General Douglas MacArthur as representative in the Philippines. Major General Jonathan M. Wainwright IV as the most senior officer in the Philippines was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed the command US Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) covering both Army and Navy forces in the Philippines. General Wainwright made General Beebe as his chief of staff until their surrender in Corregidor island in May 1942. After surrendering to Japanese forces, he spent over three years as a prisoner of war in Manchuria and was rescued by OSS in 1945.
Beebe served in Texas and West Germany after the war. His wartime promotion to brigadier general was made permanent in January 1948. He retired from active duty on September 30, 1950.
Beebe suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died at his home in Faribault, Minnesota
Faribault ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 24,453 at the 2020 census. Faribault is approximately south of Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highwa ...
on February 17, 1951. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. More than 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia.
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six days later.
See also
*Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
The Philippines campaign (, , ), also known as the Battle of the Philippines () or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Philippines by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific War, Pacific Theater ...
References
External links
A Brief Biography of Brig. Gen. Lewis C. Beebe
– Osceola County Iowa Genealogy
1891 births 1951 deaths People from Osceola County, Iowa Oregon National Guard personnel University of Oregon alumni United States Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) American recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni United States Army War College alumni United States Army generals of World War II American prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Japan Bataan Death March prisoners Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) United States Army generals People from Faribault, Minnesota Burials at Arlington National Cemetery {{US-army-World-War-I-bio-stub