Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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Afziagd 74. 'genie '31 mmf gwzfen The United States Navy's most famous destroyer squadron commander, Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, was bom in Boulder, Colorado on 19 October 1901. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy on 8 June 1925, and receiving a com- mission as Ensign in the United States Navy he served on the ARIZONA QBB 593 and PROCYON QAG 113 before return- ing to the Academy for post graduate education and then the University of Michigan where he received his masters degree in engineering in 1951. During World War ll, he received orders to the South Pacific where, under Admiral Halsey, he successively commanded Destroyer Squadron 45, Destroyer Squadron 44, Destroyer Squadron 12, and Destroy Squadron 25. Knoum as the Little Beavers after their insignia based on the comic strip character, Destroyer Squadron 25 covered the initial landings in Bougainville in November 1945, and fought in twenty-two separate engagements during the next four months. The final score of the 'lLittle Beavers sinkings was one enemy cruiser, nine destroyers, one submarine, several smaller ships, and approximately thirty aircraft. From Destroyer Command in the South Pacific, he reported in March of 1944 as Chief of Staff to Commander, Fast Carrier Tack Force 58 under Admiral Marc Mitscher. While sewing with this famed carrier force, Admiral Burke was promoted to Commodore. He was aboard BUNKER HILL and ENTERPRISE when they were hit by Japanese suicide planes during the Okinawa campaign. At the outbreak of the Korean war, Admiral Forrest Sherman, then CNO, ordered Admiral Burke to duty as Deputy Chief of Staff to Commander Naval Forces, Far East. From there, he assumed command of Cruiser Division five, and in July 1951 he was made a member of the United Nations Truce Delegation to negotiate with re' 1 FQ 4. 1'-3 .1 Luiz at as-ragga ri -L:-'iifgi' Q-.L A-1.22 Tl-E B X .1 if E vu n 'Y Q ti, 6, GAA: I- 53 E .. 0, E the communists for a military armistice on Korea. After six months in the truce tents, he retumed to the Officer of the Chief of Naval Operations as Director of Stra- tegic Plans Division until 1954. In April 1954, he took command of Cruiser Division Six, and in January 1955 as- sumed command of Destroyer Force Atlantic Fleet in which capacity he senled until August 1955 when President Eisenhower nominated him to succeeded Admiral S Robert B. Camey as Chief of Naval Operations, by passing 87 active duty officers se- nior to him. He served an unprecedented three terms in that office before transfer- nng to the Retired List on 1 August 1961. DDC: 51, the lead ship in the new class of AEGIS guided missile destroyers has been designated by the Secretary of the Navy, as ARLEIGH BURKE in honor of Admi- ral Burke, national hero, and Navy surface warrior, The event marks the first time a lead Navy ship has been named for a living person. 'STR 014 .Wg if Y I p , W A ' 1. . 4- F' . A -N A --. ,, gr. A f' 'E 0 , 'f x 45, .. , gg .. . 54 .4 , . - !,,' I Q JI., . ,.'.. 5 ' V H . H 17 N i A 3, K 4 Q. kg-if, I' 76a ' hmm 4 12,, f ' : f' ' fi - ., , A , f ggif rx ' . ' H. , , ,V H gg ' r ' I Nw' 6 N fa' ., My V I I V, 9004 elim M4 M wdlw if 5 . 5 f t,i f 7i. ' 486dKd4fn E I 'K .1 45 ' lllltl I . .1 .,. f : ouwddaat ' are I- - ff? .1 Q,,,,.Jr ,. ' ' 1' . ff , u .-4 i .. H fl .' 5 WZ Y 5 X ' 'Q M I .. n 2.4 , ' I A C.. - , ' 'x,.,f '2 ' r' i' ' EV 1 Ai- -if 1 65.731-u-L t R' 5 f' l ,, I R Q Z TWEN ' ' A :uf . ' 3 I . D , ,V Q14 gy Q. ,I I 1 ,Mia 3 A 1' .Q Q 1 Eff' 4. . o -'U I 5 5 4 ' W Jai A' w ii I - QF, no 'Wniffy W Q ,sittin I A iq mt 'M 'i J 4 ,if I, W it 1 ' 3 f -.1-2, ,, fi ., Vqvyy ...Qi g Q, 4 at I 2fWfd94,4. am Ll . ri -. 5 ' ' I ff,A:fcfs,cA:fXbcft.A1A1A1,-:I-:I-:Al ' I I1 l .313 I I 1 .I ill a il tl M a n E S ll in h I3 t, M E it I if -fx 'kl9'.1 '

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l v P Pagan gmee 'Sam 2, 'p...maf4a..va,f4mge.,M,1d,4smf, Mrs. Arleigh Burke had been known for years as the iiFirst Lady of the Navy. Bom Roberta Gorsuch in Lamence, Kansas on January 5, 1899, Mrs. Burke was raised in the Mid-West and in Washington, D.C. She met Admiral Burke on a blind date during his plebe year at the Naval Academy. Four years later on 7 June 19225 - the day Arleigh Burke became En- sign Arleigh Burke -Miss Roberta Gorsuch became Mrs. Arleigh Burke. The newlyweds managed a one-night honeymoon in Baltimore before heading west to Bremerton, Wash- ington and Ensign Burke's first duty aboard the battleship Arizona. lt was the joyous start y of a marriage that endured nearly seven decades. A lt was also the beginning of a military life of frequent separations and uprootings. But Mr. Burke -- who possesses the rare ability to tum chaos into order - quickly developed a foolproof system of house hunting to satisfy a husband who wanted to spend his shore leave with her, while still not losing sight of his beloved ship. Mrs. Burke says l'd get the word when Arizona was returning from sea, and find out where she was going to dock. Then l'd start walking Usually I found something. Although now and again. Ar- leighjust had to put up with being out of sight of his big canoe. She has always been a Navy wife - first and foremost. When her husband limited her baggage to one household box and a wardrobe trunk, she lrlflif l Q Y L Q. l I ? i - ll i l l l l i l .l managed. When her husband was sent to gunnery school in New York City and she was given a household budget of S120 to stretch out for six weeks, she prevailed. During the war years, she lived on a sun porch in Washington, D.C. - once again in sight of the water. She devoted herself to Red Cross work and to helping other Navy wives leam to cope with their husband's long wartime absences. For the U.S. Navy, as well as for Admiral Arleigh Burke, Rob- erta Burke went about her job with ' an inner strength that never ' seemed to falter. Asked once about her secret for a long and happy marriage, Mrs. Burke said: lt's like moving from a house to an apartment. You bring all your favor- ite properties and you enjoy the things you like best. lt's that way with another person. You appreci- ate the best things about them more as the years go by. During the years Admiral Burke spent as Chief of Naval Operations, Mrs. Burke was one of Washing- ton's warmest and most elegant hostesses. She was also an accom- plished musician. Yet, in spite of all this, she remained a modest woman. When asked what her biog- raphy should say, she answered: i'Just tell them I am the wife of Ar- leigh Burke. QFNVW- -.. . January 25, 1899-July 4, 1997 4' guage? dl An-at T l I I I l x x 'I I l 1 :,,iAx,,x,,.A A53A,A1,GA:AxA:,,:,,:A:,-Q,-lf-LA,A..A1,.1,.1A1A1,x5,g,.-,xv,,-A-A,,-A.A.A..1