By the Editor – Too often one is familiar with a name without understanding the man behind it. The author provides a personal overview on one such great sailor, who gave his name to a class of USN destroyer the RN today is all too familiar with – not least as an integral member of the recent CSG21 deployment. Early Years The future Chief of Naval Operations was born on a farm near Boulder, Colorado USA on 19 October 1901. His Swedish grandfather changed the family name from Björkgren to Burke. Midshipman Arleigh Burke graduated from The United States Naval Academy in 1923. There, he met Midshi…
