caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date placeofburial nickname rank image article_title name
edward l. beach , jr. in 1960 1939-1966 author , historian united states navy uss amberjack '' -lrb- ss-522 -rrb- uss '' trigger '' -lrb- '' ss-564 -rrb- uss '' williamsburg '' -lrb- agc-369 -rrb- uss piper '' salamonie '' -lrb- ao-26 -rrb- uss '' triton '' '' -lrb- ssrn-586 -rrb- submarine squadron eight -lrb- ss-409 -rrb- uss '' washington , d.c. 1 december 2002 new york city , new york united states of america navy merit bronze star -lrb- 2 -rrb- presidential unit citation -lrb- cross 3 -rrb- magellanic premium -lrb- 1961 -rrb- silver star -lrb- 2 -rrb- legion of neutrality battle of midway cold war patrol '' ` world war ii '' ' 20 april 1918 united states naval academy cemetery ned captain edward l beach jr.jpg edward l. beach jr.
 edward latimer beach , jr.
edward l. beach jr.

edward latimer beach , jr. -lrb- april 20 , 1918 -- december 1 , 2002 -rrb- was a highly decorated united states navy submarine officer and best-selling author .
during world war ii , he participated in the battle of midway and 12 combat patrols , earning 10 decorations for gallantry , including the navy cross .
after the war , he served as the naval aide to the president of the united states and commanded the first submerged circumnavigation .
beach 's best-selling novel , `` run silent , run deep '' , was made into the 1958 movie by the same name .
the son of captain edward l. beach , sr. , and alice fouché beach , e. l. beach , jr. , was born in new york city and raised in palo alto , california .
