Arthur Sheehan

Arthur Edmond Sheehan Jr. (April 25, 1924 – September 28, 1944) was a veteran of the armed forces^[2] and AAA-League baseball player.

Arthur Sheehan
Birth name	Arthur Edmond Sheehan Jr.
Born	(1924-04-25)April 25, 1924 Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	September 28, 1944(1944-09-28) (aged 20) Germany
Buried	Netherlands American Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1943–1944
Rank	Sergeant
Service number	39139011
Unit	360th Bomber Squadron[1]
Awards	Air Medal Purple Heart

Early Years

Sheehan was the son of Arthur and Gladys Sheehan. He attended Galileo High School where he played baseball with the Galileo Lions, winning the All-City Championships in '41, '42, and '43 with an Earned Run Average of 1.3.^[3][4]

Military

He was drafted during World War II and it was reported that he would service in the Coast Guard until he requested being in the Air Force.^[5] Sheehan was a Waist Gunner and eventually got promoted to Staff Sergeant. It was September 28, 1944 that his aircraft exploded. His body wasn't found, but he was declared dead on November 2, 1944 and was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart, Air Medal, and Oak Leaf Cluster.^[6] He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Galileo Academy of Science and Technology in 1987 and the San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame in 2025.^[7]