This page features selected views of Arleigh A. Burke taken during 1958-1961, while he was an Admiral, serving as Chief of Naval Operations.
Additional photographs taken during this time will be found
in the pages:
For other views concerning Arleigh Burke, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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Photo #: NH 55824 Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Chief of Naval Operations (at right) Is assisted from a high-line chair after being transferred to USS Boxer (LPH-4) from USS Gyatt (DDG-1) in March 1959. Note the four-star flag decorating the chair. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 81KB; 600 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55822 Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Chief of Naval Operations (at right) Attends an amphibious exercise at Onslo Beach, North Carolina, 20 March 1959. Also present are (from left to right): Major General J.C. Burger, U.S. Marine Corps; Lieutenant General Edwin A. Pollock, U.S. Marine Corps; and Vice Admiral George C. Towner, USN, Commander, Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55818 Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Chief of Naval Operations (at right) With Vice Admiral Clarence E. Ekstrom, Commander Sixth Fleet, on board the Sixth Fleet flagship, USS Des Moines (CA-134), in the Mediterranean Sea, May 1959. A destroyer is steaming alongside in the immediate background, with her crew paraded at quarters. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: USN 710496 Rear Admiral William F. Rayborn, USN (left), and Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Chief of Naval Operations Examine a cutaway model of the ballistic missile submarine USS George Washington (SSBN-598), in July 1959. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Online Image: 60KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-710496. |
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Photo #: NH 51358 USS Long Beach (CGN-9) Attendees at the ship's launching, at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, 14 July 1959. Those present are (from left to right): Captain Francis A. Burke, Chaplain, First Naval District; Vice Admiral Wallace M. Beakley, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations; Captain Fred L. Ruhlman, Commandant, Boston Naval Shipyard; Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover; Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations; Mrs. Craig Hosmer, ship's Sponsor; Rear Admiral Ralph K. James, Chief, Bureau of Ships; Rear Admiral Carl F. Espe, Commandant, First Naval District; and Captain Edgar H. Batcheller, Supervisor of Shipbuilding at the Quincy shipyard. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 109KB; 740 x 625 pixels |
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Photo #: USN 710501 Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (right) Is congratulated by Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke, upon his acceptance of a third two-year term as Chief of Naval Operations, August 1959. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-710501. |
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Photo #: USN 1047895 The Joint Chiefs of Staff In session at the Pentagon, 10 February 1960. They are (from left to right): General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations; General Nathan Twining, USAF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; General Thomas D. White, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; and General David M. Shoup, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 70KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1047895. |
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Photo #: NH 55820 Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Chief of Naval Operations Arrives for a conference at Camp Voluceau, near Paris, France, during Operation "ShapEx 60", 22 June 1960. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 55KB; 455 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55875 Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Chief of Naval Operations On board USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) during the countdown for a "Polaris" missile launch, off Cape Canaveral, Florida, 22 September 1960. The man at right is Stephen D. Gage. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 68KB; 740 x 560 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55899 Admiral and Mrs. Arleigh A. Burke Attending the Navy Day Ball at the Coconut Grove, Los Angeles, California, 22 October 1960. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 82KB; 595 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 54900 Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Chief of Naval Operations Addresses a U.S. Naval Academy pep rally on 23 November 1960, on the eve of that year's Army-Navy football game. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 95KB; 740 x 620 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 95927 Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN Standing uncovered during the Benediction, at his retirement ceremony as Chief of Naval Operations, held at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1 August 1961. Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (Retired). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 101KB; 585 x 765 pixels |
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Additional photographs taken during this time will be found
in the pages:
For other views concerning Arleigh Burke, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 6 January 2006