World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Hewitt Beebee
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Groton, Connecticut
Honored By
The Beebee Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; ENGINE MAN SCHOOL NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; SEA UNIT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL NOROTON HEIGHTS, CONNECTICUT; ABOARD USS THOMPSON DD-627 AND USS THOMPSON DMS-38. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.