Arleigh Burke
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Data i miejsce urodzenia | 19 października 1901 Boulder | |
Data i miejsce śmierci | 1 stycznia 1996 Bethesda | |
Przebieg służby | ||
Lata służby | 1923–1961 | |
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Stanowiska | Chief of Naval Operations (1955–1961) | |
Główne wojny i bitwy | II wojna światowa • wojna na Pacyfiku, wojna koreańska | |
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Arleigh Albert Burke (ur. 19 października 1901 w Boulder, zm. 1 stycznia 1996 w Bethesda) – amerykański dowódca wojskowy, admirał United States Navy, Chief of Naval Operations (1955–1961).
Życiorys
Absolwent United States Naval Academy. W latach 1955–1961 dowódca Marynarki Wojennej Stanów Zjednoczonych (ang. Chief of Naval Operations). Jego główną zasługą na tym stanowisku był intensywny rozwój floty strategicznych okrętów podwodnych o napędzie atomowym, znany jako program „41 for Freedom”.
W trakcie służby wojskowej obejmującej m.in. okres II wojny światowej oraz wojny koreańskiej został wielokrotnie uhonorowany licznymi odznaczeniami amerykańskimi i zagranicznymi.
Zmarł 1 stycznia 1996 w Bethesda w stanie Maryland i został pochowany na Cmentarzu Akademii Marynarki Wojennej Stanów Zjednoczonych w Annapolis.
Odznaczenia
- Prezydencki Medal Wolności (1977)
- Krzyż Marynarki Wojennej (1943)[1]
- Navy Distinguished Service Medal – (1943, 1945, 1961)[1]
- Legia Zasługi – czterokrotnie[1]
- Srebrna Gwiazda (1945)[1]
- US Navy Presidential Unit Citation (1944)[1]
- Medal za Służbę Obronną Kraju (American Defense Service Medal)[1]
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal[1]
- American Campaign Medal[1]
- Medal Zwycięstwa II Wojny Światowej[1]
- Morski Medal Okupacyjny (Navy Occupation Service Medal)[1]
- National Defense Service Medal[1]
- Korean Service Medal[1]
- Medal Wyzwolenia Filipin (Filipiny)[1]
- Wielka Wstęga Orderu Wschodzącego Słońca (Japonia)[1]
- Presidential Unit Citation (Korea Południowa)[1]
- Krzyż Wielki Orderu Świętego Olafa (Norwegia)[1]
- United Nations Korea Medal (ONZ)[1]
Pamięć
W uznaniu jego zasług dla Stanów Zjednoczonych oraz US Navy w szczególności, na cześć admirała nazwano pierwszy niszczyciel rakietowy USS „Arleigh Burke” (DDG-51), a ślad za tym, cały typ okrętów.
Przypisy
Bibliografia
- Norman Polmar: Cold War Submarines, The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines. K.J. More. Potomac Books, Inc, 2003. ISBN 1-57488-530-8.
- Biographies in Naval History – Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (ang.) [dostęp 2010-05-25]
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