Charles A. Beauston
Rank: Chief Boatswain’s Mate
Branch: U.S. Navy
Serial: 111-07-90
Unit: United States Naval Reserve
Entered the service from: New Jersey
Died: December 1942
Buried at: New Camden Cemetery, NE Corner of Mt. Ephraim & Ferry Avenues, Camden NJ
Introduction
Chief Boatswain’s Mate Charles Andrew Beauston was born on July 31, 1886 in Detroit, Michigan to John Beauston and his wife, the former Amelia Griffin. He joined the United States Navy as a young man, and was aboard the USS Louisiana (BB-19) in 1907 when that ship, as part of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet, sailed around the world. Chief Beauston retired from the Navy around 1923, then went into the United States Naval Reserve.
The April 1930 Census shows Charles Beauston and his wife, the former Rose Griffin, living in Jersey City, New Jersey and working as a bank guard. Later that year, when the 1931 Camden City Directory was compiled, he was living at 155 Eutaw Avenue in Camden and was working as a bank guard in Philadelphia. He later settled in Waterford Township NJ. He remained a member of the United States Naval Reserve.
Charles Beauston was called back to service in December 1941, just after Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was taken ill while on active duty, and was discharged in June of 1942. Chief Beauston died in December of 1942. His death was reported in the December 17, 1942 edition of the Camden Courier-Post. Survived by his wife Rose, he was buried at New Camden Cemetery in Camden NJ on December 19, 1942. Mrs. Beauston later moved back to Camden, and was living at 3300 River Avenue in Cramer Hill when the 1947 City Directory was compiled.
Ships of Charles Beauston's Service
Ships of Chief Beauston’s service: USS Alabama BB-8 (1904 and 1912); USS Louisiana BB-19 (the Great White Fleet ship on which he served in 1907); USS Preston DD-19; USS Cythera PY-26
Charles A. Beauston
Camden Courier-Post —
Charles A. Beauston
Charles A. Beauston, 56, who left the U. S. Navy six months ago because of illness, died yesterday at his home in Atco. Mr. Beauston was in the Navy for 20 years and was a chief boatswain’s mate when he left the service. He then spent an additional 10 years as a member of the Naval Reserve and was called back into service a year ago. He is survived by his widow, Rose. Services will be at 10 a. m. Saturday in Holy Communion Lutheran church, Berlin. Burial will be in New Camden cemetery.
WWI Service Record
State of New York Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917–1919
State of New York Abstracts of World War I Military Service record for Charles Andrew Beauston (Service No. 111-07-90). Enrolled at USS Alabama, Philadelphia PA, August 31, 1914. Rate: Coxswain. Served aboard Naval Hospital Chelsea, Mass.; USS Preston; USS Cythera; Armed Draft Detail, New York. Discharged May 17, 1923 as Chief Boatswain’s Mate.