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Photo # NH 93205:  Captain Arleigh A. Burke inspecting the crew of USS Huntington, circa November 1948

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Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, (1901-1996) --
Views taken in 1946-1950 - Commodore, Captain and Rear Admiral


This page features selected views of Arleigh A. Burke taken in 1946-1950, while he held the ranks of Commodore, Captain and Rear Admiral.

Additional photographs taken during this time will be found in the pages:

  • Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, -- Formal Portraits.

    For other views concerning Arleigh Burke, see:

  • Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, (1901-1996). 15th Chief of Naval Operations, 1955-1961.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 74327

    Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, USN
    ,
    Commander, Eighth Fleet (center)

    On board USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), 7 May 1946.
    Also present are:
    Captain Thomas F. Regan (far left);
    Vice Admiral Bernhard H. Bieri (2nd from left);
    Commodore Arleigh A. Burke (2nd from right); and
    Lieutenant Commander Remington.

    Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation; Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 74KB; 610 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 93199

    Rear Admiral Gerald F. Bogan, USN
    (left)

    Talking with Commodore Arleigh A. Burke, Assistant Chief of Staff to Commander Eighth Fleet, at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, upon Burke's return from a European tour with Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, Summer 1946.

    Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 74328

    General Board of the Navy


    Photographed in Washington, D.C., in November 1947.
    This print has been autographed by those present (from left to right):
    Colonel Randolph M. Pate, USMC;
    Rear Admiral W.F. Boone, USN;
    Vice Admiral Charles H. McMorris, USN;
    Admiral John H. Towers, USN;
    Rear Admiral Charles B. Momsen, USN;
    Captain Huffman, USN;
    Commander Lee, USN, and
    Captain Arleigh A. Burke, USN.

    Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation; Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 122KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 93205

    Captain Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    ,
    Commanding Officer, USS Huntington (CL-107)

    Inspecting the ship's crew, circa November 1948.

    Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 93204

    Captain Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    ,
    Commanding Officer, USS Huntington (CL-107)

    With Argentine President Juan Peron (white uniform), during the ship's visit to Buenos Aires, November 1948.
    Also present are the Argentine Navy Minister, Admiral Garcia, and the Argentine Minister of War.

    Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 93206

    Captain Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    (center)

    On board USS Sarsfield (DD-837) during an anti-submarine demonstration off Key West, Florida, on 23 February 1950. He is talking with Captain Charles E. Weakley (at left) and Air Force General J.T. McNarney (at right).

    Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 64KB; 575 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 55811

    Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN


    On board a submarine, during the early 1950s.
    Note the periscope in use at left.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 96KB; 605 x 765 pixels

     


    Additional photographs taken during this time will be found in the pages:

  • Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, -- Formal Portraits.

    For other views concerning Arleigh Burke, see:

  • Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, (1901-1996). 15th Chief of Naval Operations, 1955-1961.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 6 January 2006
    Caption corrected 31 January 2006