Lewis C. Beebe

Lewis Charles Beebe (December 7, 1891 – February 17, 1951) was an American brigadier general. Beebe was Chief of Staff of U.S. Forces under General Jonathan Wainwright during World War II. He had previously been an assistant chief of staff under General Douglas MacArthur.

Beebe was an enlisted soldier from March 1913 until February 1914. He then enlisted in the Oregon National Guard in April 1916 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of coast artillery in September 1916 after graduating from the University of Oregon. Beebe subsequently accepted a commission as a second lieutenant of infantry in the Regular Army in November 1917. During World War I, he served as a temporary captain with the 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division in France, earning the Distinguished Service Cross and a Purple Heart.

Beebe graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1932 and the Army War College in 1939. He was promoted to major in August 1935 and lieutenant colonel in July 1940. He retired from active duty on September 30, 1950.

Beebe suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died at his home in Faribault, Minnesota on February 17, 1951. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery six days later.