Dwight E. Beach

Dwight E. Beach
General Dwight E. Beach
Born(1908-07-20)20 July 1908
Chelsea, Michigan, US
Died22 July 2000(2000-07-22) (aged 92)
Lima Township, Michigan, US
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Years of service1932-1968
RankGeneral
Commands
  • U.S. Army, Pacific
  • 45th Infantry Division
  • 82nd Airborne Division
  • U.S. Army Combat Developments Command
  • United Nations Command Korea
  • U.S. Forces in Korea
  • Eighth Army
Battles / warsWorld War II
Korean War
Cold War
Awards
Alma materUniversity of Michigan

General Dwight Edward Beach (20 July 1908 22 July 2000) commanded the United States Forces Korea from 1965 to 1966 and U.S. Army, Pacific from September 1966 to July 1968. He gained his commission in 1932 into the Field Artillery. He served in World War II in the Pacific theater, participating in four amphibious assaults, as well as in the Korean War.