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Photo # NH 55816:  Admiral Arleigh A. Burke on USS Picking, circa 1955-1961

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Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, (1901-1996) --
Views taken 1955-1957 - Chief of Naval Operations (Part I)


This page features selected views of Arleigh A. Burke taken during 1955-1957, while he was an Admiral, serving as Chief of Naval Operations.

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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    Photo #: 80-G-669547

    Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    ,
    Commander, Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet (ComDesLant)

    Tours USS Nautilus (SSN-571) at the New London Submarine Base, Groton, Connecticut, 31 May 1955.
    Behind him is Captain Raymond J. Zanzot, ComDesLant Materiel Officer.

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

    Online Image: 100KB; 590 x 765 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-669737

    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    (center)

    Takes the oath of office as Chief of Naval Operations, during ceremonies in Dahlgren Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, on 17 August 1955.
    Administering the oath is the Navy Judge Advocate General, Rear Admiral Ira H. Nunn. Looking on, beyond and between the two officers, is Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas.

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

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: NH 54905

    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    ,
    Chief of Naval Operations (at left)

    Is greeted by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, during a visit to Taiwan in 1955.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 56KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-682732

    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    , (at left)
    Chief of Naval Operations

    Is welcomed to Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois, upon his arrival in a Douglas A3D jet bomber, 15 September 1955.
    He is shaking hands with Rear Admiral Emmet P. Forrestel. At left are Rear Admiral Dan V. Gallery (far left) and Vice Admiral Austin K. Doyle. At right is Captain William R. Hollingsworth.
    Note details of Admiral Burke's flight suit and helmet.

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

    Online Image: 57KB; 620 x 675 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: 80-G-682034

    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    , (at left)
    Chief of Naval Operations

    Walking with Vice Admiral Austin K. Doyle, while leaving the Headquarters of the Chief of Naval Air Training, Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois, during his visit there on 16 September 1955.

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

    Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 590 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: NH 55816

    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    ,
    Chief of Naval Operations (at left)

    With a Third Class Quartermaster on bridge of USS Picking (DD-685), circa 1955-1961. He is holding a Tennessee coffee cup marked with the Confederate battle flag.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 69KB; 740 x 640 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-687784

    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    , (at left)
    Chief of Naval Operations

    On the bridge of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), 12 March 1956.
    The ship's Commanding Officer, Captain Roy L. Johnson, is pointing out distant aircraft.
    Photographed by H.L. Wise.

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

    Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 600 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: NH 95926

    Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)


    Meeting with the Secretary of Defense at Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico, in April 1956. They dressed casually in accord with President Dwight D. Eisenhower's directive that the Nation's top military leadership periodically leave Washington, D.C., for informal meetings to discuss major defense issues.
    Among those present are (clockwise, from left):
    Admiral Arthur W. Radford, USN, JCS Chairman;
    Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense;
    General Maxwell W. Taylor, Army Chief of Staff;
    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations;
    General Randolph McC. Pate, Marine Corps Chief of Staff;
    Colonel R. Phillips, Aide to Secretary Wilson.
    The man with back to camera, in left center foreground, is not identified, but is presumably the Air Force Chief of Staff.

    Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (Retired).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 96KB; 740 x 570 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-K-22608 (Color)

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower (left), with
    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Chief of Naval Operations

    Visiting USS Saratoga (CVA-60) on 6 June 1957.
    Between and behind them is the Presidential Naval Aide, Captain Evan P. Aurand, USN.

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

    Online Image: 83KB; 590 x 765 pixels

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

     
    Photo #: NH 55871

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower
    (at left)

    Visits USS Saratoga (CVA-60), 6 June 1957.
    Also present are (from left to right):
    Captain Evan P. Aurand, the President's Naval Aide (largely hidden behind Eisenhower);
    Secretary of the Navy Thomas S. Gates;
    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations; and
    Admiral Jerauld Wright, Commander in Chief, Atlantic.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 66KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 67651

    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    ,
    Chief of Naval Operations (at right)

    Lights a cigarette for Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., at a social event during the middle or later 1950s, probably at New York City.

    Photograph received from USS Barton (DD-722), 1969.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 55814

    Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN
    ,
    Chief of Naval Operations (at left)

    Meeting Junior Officers on board USS Los Angeles (CA-135), circa 1955-1961.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 640 pixels

     


    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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    Page made 6 January 2006
    Caption corrected 31 January 2006