Arleigh Burke
Military Person
1901 – 1996
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Who was Arleigh Burke?
Admiral Arleigh Albert '31-knot' Burke 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, the lead ship of her class of Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyers, was commissioned in his honor in 1991, when he was still alive.
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- Born
- Oct 19, 1901
Boulder - Also known as
- Arleigh Albert Burke
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- University of Michigan
- Lived in
- Colorado
- Boulder
- Died
- Jan 1, 1996
Bethesda - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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