Father: Bert Bensen 1892 - 1952
Mother: Amelia Louise Hammond 1900 - 1936
Name Richard Bean
Social Security Number 574-05-1715
Birth Date 5 Jun 1920
Issue year Before 1951
Issue State Alaska
Last Residence 99829, Hoonah, Skagway Yakutat Angoon, Alaska, USA
Death Date Dec 1985
SSDI
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Name Richard B Bean
Gender Male
Birth Date 5 Jan 1920
Death Date 24 Dec 1985
Cause of Death Natural
SSN 574051715
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 27 Jun 1944
Discharge Date 5 Jan 1946
Page number 1
BIRLS
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Name Richard B Bean
Race American Indian (American)
Marital Status Married
Rank Private
Birth Year 1920
Nativity State or Country Alaska
Citizenship Citizen
Residence Alaska
Education 1 year of high school
Enlistment Date 27 Jun 1944
Service Number 39951453
Branch No branch assignment
Component Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Civil Life
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
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Name Richard B Bean
Race Native American
Age 21
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 5 Jun 1920
Birth Place Hoonah, Alaska, USA
Residence Place Hoonah, Alaska, USA
Registration Date 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place Hoonah, Alaska, USA
Employer Icy Straits Salmon Co
Height 5 8
Weight 158
Complexion Dark Brown
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown
Next of Kin Edith Bean
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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MARRIAGE:
Name Richard Bean
Gender Male
Record Type Marriage
Marriage Date 19 Aug 1939
Marriage Place Juneau, Alaska, USA
Spouse Edith Sheakley
Alaska, U.S., Vital Records, 1818 -1963
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In November 2013, Congress awarded silver medals posthumously to Tlingit code talkers Robert "Jeff" David, Sr., Richard Bean, Sr., George Lewis, Jr., and brothers Harvey Jacobs and Mark Jacobs, Jr. Southeast Alaska Native Veterans Commander Ozzie Sheakley, who attended the Congressional ceremony in Washington, D.C. along with representatives from 32 other tribes whose members were also code talkers, received the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of the Tlingit tribe.
Richard Bean, Sr.
T'akdeintaan clan
Sockeye House, Hoonah
Chookaneidí dachxán
June 5, 1920 – Dec. 24, 1985
Richard Bean, Sr., (Joonalaxéitl) was a well-known commercial fisherman from Hoonah — a purse seiner, crabber, troller, and halibut fisherman. Richard was a lifetime member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, and a member of Sealaska, Huna Totem Corp., Juneau Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Sitka American Legion. He was also an elder in the Hoonah Presbyterian Church. He served in the South Pacific during World War II.
Father: Bert Bensen 1892 - 1952
Mother: Amelia Louise Hammond 1900 - 1936
Name Richard Bean
Social Security Number 574-05-1715
Birth Date 5 Jun 1920
Issue year Before 1951
Issue State Alaska
Last Residence 99829, Hoonah, Skagway Yakutat Angoon, Alaska, USA
Death Date Dec 1985
SSDI
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Name Richard B Bean
Gender Male
Birth Date 5 Jan 1920
Death Date 24 Dec 1985
Cause of Death Natural
SSN 574051715
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 27 Jun 1944
Discharge Date 5 Jan 1946
Page number 1
BIRLS
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Name Richard B Bean
Race American Indian (American)
Marital Status Married
Rank Private
Birth Year 1920
Nativity State or Country Alaska
Citizenship Citizen
Residence Alaska
Education 1 year of high school
Enlistment Date 27 Jun 1944
Service Number 39951453
Branch No branch assignment
Component Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Civil Life
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
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Name Richard B Bean
Race Native American
Age 21
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 5 Jun 1920
Birth Place Hoonah, Alaska, USA
Residence Place Hoonah, Alaska, USA
Registration Date 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place Hoonah, Alaska, USA
Employer Icy Straits Salmon Co
Height 5 8
Weight 158
Complexion Dark Brown
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown
Next of Kin Edith Bean
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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MARRIAGE:
Name Richard Bean
Gender Male
Record Type Marriage
Marriage Date 19 Aug 1939
Marriage Place Juneau, Alaska, USA
Spouse Edith Sheakley
Alaska, U.S., Vital Records, 1818 -1963
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In November 2013, Congress awarded silver medals posthumously to Tlingit code talkers Robert "Jeff" David, Sr., Richard Bean, Sr., George Lewis, Jr., and brothers Harvey Jacobs and Mark Jacobs, Jr. Southeast Alaska Native Veterans Commander Ozzie Sheakley, who attended the Congressional ceremony in Washington, D.C. along with representatives from 32 other tribes whose members were also code talkers, received the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of the Tlingit tribe.
Richard Bean, Sr.
T'akdeintaan clan
Sockeye House, Hoonah
Chookaneidí dachxán
June 5, 1920 – Dec. 24, 1985
Richard Bean, Sr., (Joonalaxéitl) was a well-known commercial fisherman from Hoonah — a purse seiner, crabber, troller, and halibut fisherman. Richard was a lifetime member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, and a member of Sealaska, Huna Totem Corp., Juneau Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Sitka American Legion. He was also an elder in the Hoonah Presbyterian Church. He served in the South Pacific during World War II.
Inscription
US ARMY, WORLD WAR II
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