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Photo # 80-G-440383:  Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke (left) reading dispatches at Munsan-Ni, Korea, August 1951

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Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, (1901-1996) --
Views taken 1951-1954 - Rear Admiral


This page features selected views of Arleigh A. Burke taken during 1951-1954, while he was a Rear Admiral.

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

  • Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, -- Formal Portraits; and
  • Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, -- Informal 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 91430

    Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    , Commander Cruiser Division FIVE (at right)

    Welcomes Retired Japanese Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura on board Cruiser Division FIVE's flagship, USS Los Angeles (CA-135), in Japanese waters, 22 June 1951.
    Admiral Nomura, who had been Japan's Ambassador to the United States when war between the two nations began in December 1941, attended a dinner party on board the ship.

    Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 57KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 93208

    Lieutenant General James A. Van Fleet, U.S. Army
    (left), Commanding General, Eighth Army, and
    Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Commander, Cruiser Division Five

    Confer on board USS Los Angeles (CA-135), off the Korean coast.
    Photo is dated 8 July 1951.

    Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke.

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

    Online Image: 99KB; 585 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 66526

    Sikorski HO3S-1 Helicopter


    On board USS Los Angeles (CA-135) after it crashed while landing on the ship with Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Commander Cruiser Division Five, and Lieutenant General James A. Van Fleet, Commanding General, Eighth Army, aboard, circa June-July 1951. No one was injured in the accident.
    For Admiral Burke's account of this accident, see Photo # NH 66526 (Extended Caption).

    Donation of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN(Retired), 1969.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 98KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-432028

    Korean War Armistice Negotiations


    United Nations' delegates stand by a U.S. Air Force H-5 helicopter with General Matthew B. Ridgway, U.S. Army, Commander in Chief United Nations Command, prior to take off for the initial Armistice talks meeting, 10 July 1951. They are (from left to right):
    Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN,
    Major General Laurence C. Cragie, U.S. Air Force,
    Major General Paik Sun Yup, Republic of Korea Army,
    Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN, Chief Delegate,
    General Ridgway, and
    Major Henry I. Hodes, U.S. Army.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 120KB; 740 x 635 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-432447

    Korean War Armistice Negotiations


    United Nations' delegate Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, is surrounded by correspondents and a photographer on his return from the Kaesong cease fire talks.
    Photo is dated 12 July 1951, two days after the start of formal negotiations.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 111KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-431923

    Korean War Armistice Negotiations


    United Nations' delegates Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN (left), Major General Henry I. Hodes, U.S. Army (center), and Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (right), on the steps of "U.N. House" at Kaesong, Korea, during the early days of the Armistice talks.

    Photo is dated 19 July 1951, nine days after the start of formal negotiations.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 91KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 55815

    Major General Henry I. Hodes, U.S. Army (left)
    and
    Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN

    United Nations' Command Korean Armistice Conference delegates, leave the "U.N. House" at Kaesong, Korea, after cease-fire talks with the Communists, August 1951.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 133KB; 595 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-432698

    Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN


    Reads while seated outside his tent at the United Nations' Advanced Camp, Munsan-Ni, Korea, in August 1951, while serving as a U.N. delegate to the Korean War Armistice talks at Kaesong.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 149KB; 740 x 620 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-440383

    Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN


    Pauses to read "Secret" dispatches at the United Nations' Korean War Armistice talks base camp at Munsan-Ni, Korea. He is a member of the U.N. negotiating delegation.
    Photo is dated 15 August 1951.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 134KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 55896

    Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    (left)

    Participates in military field exercises with Army and Marine Corps personnel in 1951, while he was serving with the U. N. Command Korean Armistice Conference delegation.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 128KB; 740 x 525 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-436371

    Korean War Armistice Negotiations, Panmunjom, Korea


    United Nations' delegates to the conference, 30 November 1951.
    They are (from left to right):
    Major General Howard Turner, USAF
    Major General Lee, Republic of Korea Army
    Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN, Senior Delegate
    Rear Admiral Ruthven E. Libby, USN
    Major General Henry I. Hodes, U.S. Army, and
    Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    RAdm. Libby was RAdm. Burke's relief on the delegation.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 89KB; 740 x 600 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     


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

  • Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, -- Formal Portraits; and
  • Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, -- Informal 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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