Arthur Jay Beattie
(1895-1918)
(1895-1918)
137 Benedict Ave., Norwalk, OH, Family home
First Lieutenant Arthur Jay Beattie
First Lieutenant Arthur Jay Beattie's signature
SS Mongolia
Albert Milo Beattie, father of First Lieutenant Arthur Jay Beattie
Sister of First Lieutenant Arthur Jay Beattie
Brother of First Lieutenant Arthur Jay Beattie
Gravestone, First Lieutenant Arthur Jay Beattie, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Lorraine, France
Arthur Jay Beattie
*Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (for extraordinary gallantry and self-sacrifice in combat, second only to the Medal of Honor)
*No plaque found
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Address: 137 Benedict Ave., Norwalk, OH
Demographics: age 22 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation at time of draft registration Candidate for Officers' Reserve Corps, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
Appearance: Height tall, Build slender, Eyes blue, Hair black
Service Number: not found
Deployment: 9/11/1917 from Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Mongolia
Action: First Lieutenant 167th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F.
Additional Information: Father: Albert Milo Beattie (1853-1930), born Ruggles, Ohio of Scottish ancestry, occupation Lawyer, buried Woodlawn Cemetery, 200 Woodlawn Ave., Norwalk, OH; Mother: Lucy Theodora "Dora" Sullivan Beattie (1854-1935), born Albion, Pennsylvania, active in Baptist Church and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, married 1879, had 5 children, applied for a 1930 Gold Star Mothers' and Widows' Pilgrimage but sailing date not known, buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, OH; Siblings: Blanche Dora Beattie (1880-1962); Anna B. Beattie ((1884-?); John W. Beattie (1885-?); Homer Milo Beattie (1889-1950) who was a Veteran Wagoner in WWI, a Forester for the U.S. Government, and employee of White Motor Co., Cleveland, OH; Walter Beattie. Sisters Anna and Blanche also lived in Cleveland at various times.
Distinguished Service Cross
Text of the Presentation of the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Arthur Jay Beattie by the President of the United States