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Casualty Info
Home Town Nashua, IA
Last Address Charles City, IA
Casualty Date Sep 26, 1950
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Buried at Sea, Pacific Ocean
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Chief Firecontrol Technician Beagles served aboard the destroyer USS BRUSH (DD-745) in Korean waters. He was Killed in Action when his ship struck an enemy mine near Tanchon, North Korea on September 26, 1950. He was buried at sea by his shipmates.
Nevada Class Battleship: Displacement 27,500 Tons, Dimensions, 583' (oa) x 95' 3" x 29' 7" (Max). Armament 10 x 14"/45 21 x 5"/51, 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Triple Turrets, 16" Dual turrets, 3" Second (armor) Deck, 2 1/2" Third (splinter) Deck 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 26,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws. Speed, 20.5 Knots, Crew 864.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Fore River, Shipbuilding, Quincy, MA., November 4, 1912. Launched July 11, 1914. Commissioned March 11, 1916. Decommissioned August 29, 1946. Stricken August 12, 1948.
Fate: Target During Atomic Bomb Tests, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Sunk, off Oahu, July 31 1948, by Gunfire from Iowa BB-61 and 3 Heavy Cruisers.