By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Second Lieutenant Curtis T. Beecher (MCSN: 0-65), United States Marine Corps, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Second Lieutenant Beecher distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with the 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action in the Champagne Sector, France, 2 – 10 October 1918, and by the skill with which he led his platoon.
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Awards Received
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
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Prisoner of War Medal
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Lieutenant ColonelDivision:
Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Korea)Action Date:
May 6, 1942 – September 1945
NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947Lieutenant Colonel Curtis T. Beecher (MCSN: 0-65), United States Marine Corps, was captured in the Philippine Islands on 6 May 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of the war.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Lieutenant ColonelDivision:
Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Korea)Action Date:
June 1942 – October 1944
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Colonel Curtis T. Beecher (MCSN: 0-65), United States Marine Corps, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as a Prisoner of War in the Cabanatuan Prison Camps from June 1942 to October 1944.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Lieutenant ColonelBatallion:
1st BattalionRegiment:
4th Marine RegimentAction Date:
December 1941 – May 1942
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit (Army Award) to Lieutenant Colonel Curtis T. Beecher (MCSN: 0-65), United States Marine Corps, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of the First Battalion, Fourth Marines and the East Sector Beach Defenses of Corregidor in the Philippine Islands from December 1941 to May 1942. He skillfully organized and directed the operations of his beach defense sector and maintained a high morale and combat efficiency among his units. Through his outstanding leadership and professional knowledge, Colonel Beecher contributed greatly to the defense of Corregidor.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Second LieutenantRegiment:
Sixth Regiment (Marines)Division:
2d Division, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
October 1 – 10, 1918
Citation Orders, 2d Division, American Expeditionary ForcesBy direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Second Lieutenant Curtis T. Beecher (MCSN: 0-65), United States Marine Corps, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Second Lieutenant Beecher distinguished himself while serving with the Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces at Blanc Mont, France, 1 to 10 October 1918. (SECOND Citation)