Edward L. Beach, Sr.
Edward Latimer Beach, Sr., (June 30, 1867 – December 20, 1943) was a career American naval officer and later author. He served in three of the United States' wars, ranging from the Spanish–American War up through World War I. He was the father of the future Captain Edward L. Beach, Jr. who commanded the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton during her 1960 submerged circumnavigation and wrote the 1955 best-selling novel Run Silent, Run Deep.
Read more about Edward L. Beach, Sr.: Biography, Beach Hall
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