- Buried in Annapolis, Md., directly across the street from Beach Hall, which was dedicated in tribute to both captains Beach, father and son, in 1999.
- His father, Edward Beach Sr., was also a U.S. Navy captain.
- Graduated second in his class at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1939. Retired as a captain.
- Commanded U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS Triton (SSN 586) during its historic voyage around the world while submerged, the first ship ever to do so. (1960)
- Beach is survived by his wife, Ingrid, a sister, two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren.
- Highly decorated officer in World War II whose submarines sank or damaged 45 enemy ships in the Pacific.
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