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NAME Freddie Beaton |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 314538 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD Chickasha, OK |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Edna Scott |
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| DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1923 at Binger, OK |
ENTERED SERVICE June 16, 1941 at Oklahoma City, OK |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Freddie Beaton was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when the ship, struck by bombs that detonated her forward magazine, sank to the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Beaton was not seen after the attack, and was declared dead as of 7 December 1941. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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