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Affiliation | Nonpartisan |
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Name | Arleigh A. Burke |
Address | , , United States |
Email | None |
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October 19, 1901
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Died | January 01, 1996
(94 years)
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Contributor | Thomas Walker |
Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur Nov 30, 2015 07:31pm |
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Navy -
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Info | Admiral Arleigh Albert '31-knot' 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 his honor in 1991, when he was still alive.
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