Gordon Beecher
William Gordon Beecher Jr. (born January 19, 1904 in Baltimore , Maryland , † December 7, 1973 ) was an American composer and vice admiral . Many of his music arrangements were made in collaboration with Johnny Noble .
Beecher received his military training from the United States Naval Academy and the National War College . He served in the United States Navy for 34 years and was retired as Vice Admiral. Beecher commanded a destroyer squadron during World War II and fought in Pearl Harbor , Iwo Jima and Okinawa ; he received the Legion of Merit for it .
From 1933 to 1935 Beecher led the USNA Musical clubs and joined in 1944 the ASCAP at. Well-known compositions, which he mostly published under the pseudonym Gordon Beecher , are A Song of Old Hawaii , Sing an American Song , Counting On You , All Pau Now , Nimitz, Halsey and Me , Just a Happy Kama'aina and The Ramparts We Watch .
Beecher died in 1973 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
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| SURNAME | Beecher, Gordon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beecher, William Gordon Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer and vice admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th December 1973 |