Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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