Arthur Sheehan
Arthur Sheehan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Arthur Edmond Sheehan Jr. |
| Born | April 25, 1924 Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 1944 (aged 20) Germany |
| Buried | Netherlands American Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1943–1944 |
| Rank | .svg?lang=en){kind=small} Sergeant |
| Service number | 39139011 |
| Unit | 360th Bomber Squadron[1] |
| Awards |  Air Medal  Purple Heart |
Arthur Edmond Sheehan Jr. (April 25, 1924 – September 28, 1944) was a veteran of the armed forces[2] and AAA-League baseball player.
Early Years
[edit]Sheehan was the son of Arthur and Gladys Sheehan. He attended Galileo High School where he played baseball with the Galileo Lions, winning the All-City Championships in '41, '42, and '43 with an Earned Run Average of 1.3.[3][4]
Military
[edit]He was drafted during World War II and it was reported that he would service in the Coast Guard until he requested being in the Air Force.[5] Sheehan was a Waist Gunner and eventually got promoted to Staff Sergeant. It was September 28, 1944 that his aircraft exploded. His body wasn't found, but he was declared dead on November 2, 1944 and was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart, Air Medal, and Oak Leaf Cluster.[6] He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Galileo Academy of Science and Technology in 1987 and the San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame in 2025.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "American Battle Monuments Commission". www.abmc.gov.
- ^ "Ancestry". www.ancestry.com.
- ^ "All City Prep Nine". San Francisco Examiner. 30 May 1943. p. 38. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ Murry Nelson (2013). American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas. Collage Books Inc. p. 172. ISBN 9780313397523.
- ^ "Sheehan Scouted". San Francisco Chronicle. 4 April 1943. p. 19. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Prep Star Killed". San Francisco Examiner. 2 November 1944. p. 19. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame" (PDF). www.sfprephalloffame.org.