Prior to transferring to West Point, he was initiated into the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Later he served as Commanding General for the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg.

[1][2] Additional major duty assignments for Beach were Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff for the Eighth Army in Korea, and Director of Special Weapons Development at Fort Bliss, Texas.

[1] Dwight E. Beach Middle School, in Chelsea, Michigan, is named for him.

[4] This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army