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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Eugene H. Beach

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Highland Township, Michigan

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

HE RECEIVED AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IN 1941 AND MOVED TO WASHINGTON THAT YEAR TO WORK FOR THE NAVAL ORDNANCE LABORATORY, WHICH BECAME THE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER. HE SPECIALIZED IN UNDERWATER MINES. IN 1944, HE WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN IN THE NAVY RESERVE AND WAS SENT TO NORTH AFRICA TO STUDY GERMAN MINE TECHNOLOGY THAT HAD BEEN ACQUIRED BY ALLIED TROOPS.