Admiral arleigh burke biography of michaels

Arleigh Albert Burke was born far from sea in Boulder, Colorado on 19 October 1901.

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On 8 June 1923, he graduated from the US Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign in the US Navy. He married Miss Roberta Gorsuch of Washington, DC.

Throughout his professional career, Admiral Burke had prepared himself for combat with the enemy having served in battleships and destroyers, and earning a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Then, when World War II came, he found himself, to his great disappointment, in a shore billet at the Naval Gun Factory [Washington Navy Yard] in Washington, DC. After persistent effort on his part, he received orders to the South Pacific where, under Admiral Halsey, he successively commanded Destroyer Division 43, Destroyer Division 44, Destroyer Squadron 12, and Destroyer Squadron 23.

This latter squadron, known as the "Little Beavers," covered the initial landings in Bouganville in November 1943, and fought Arleigh A. Burke, Admiral, USN - epnaao.com SUKYJ