Arleigh Burke

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title: Arleigh Burke
text: Arleigh Albert 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 (DDG-51), the lead ship of its class of Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyers, was commissioned in Burke's honor in 1991. The honor of naming a US naval vessel after a living figure was only the fourth time it had been bestowed since 1861.
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description: US Navy admiral (1901–1996)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke
date created: 2003-03-17T01:13:20Z
date modified: 2024-08-30T08:53:16Z
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