[1][2][3] During World War II, Beale was drafted into the United States Army in 1942 and was sent to Camp Gruber near Braggs, Oklahoma.
[1][2] Beale was wounded in action and received two bronze battle stars and a Purple Heart for his service.
[1][2] He delivered speeches to numerous organizations on a variety of subjects and wrote magazine and newspaper articles.
[1][2] In 1971, Beale wrote "The Maysley Brothers — is that their name?," an article that appeared in The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin.
[2] In the article, he deplores the attention accorded his mother and sister at that time: "Such heartbreak and degradation…not the best publicity in the world for the family.
"[2] He wrote that his father refused his mother alimony and that there was a trust fund but that "trying to keep up that white elephant Grey Gardens is what ruined it.