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Arleigh Burke
US Navy admiral (1901–1996)
For the U.S. Navy ship class named after him, see Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Arleigh Albert Burke (October 19, 1901 – January 1, 1996) was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations.
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), the lead ship of her class of Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyers, was commissioned in Burke's honor in 1991.
Admiral arleigh burke biography of abraham
The honor of naming a US naval vessel after a living figure was only the fourth time it had been bestowed since 1861.
Early life and naval career
Burke was born in Boulder, Colorado, on October 19, 1901, to Oscar Burke and Clara Mokler.
His grandfather, August Björkgren, was a Swedish immigrant to the US and changed his surname to 'Burke', a common Irish surname, to sound more 'American'.[1] Due to the 1918 influenza outbreak, sc