Talk:Arleigh Burke

message: According to  and , he had a Swedish grandparent, but what is the source for his parents being Swedish? Fleminra 08:43, Dec 1, 2004 (UTC)
What about his role in creating the nuclear ballistic submarine? Jigen III 19:45, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm unaware he had one. You mean Rickover?  Trekphiler 08:40, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: ADM Burke gave the directions to build the Strategic Weapons System.  VADM William Raborn was director of the program that built the missile system, who reported to Burke and the Secretary of the Navy, a similar level to Rickover.  --Mtnerd 21:37, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Parentage

message: Is this for real?  It's in the World War II section, and comes after statements that he commanded destroyer squadrons before being promoted to commodore and moved to carriers.  Seems strange that there's no mention of any pilot training in the section on his earlier life, and seems strange that a naval aviator would command destroyer squadrons...    Burtonpe 16:28, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I deleted that. I'm unaware he got his wings, & I suspect somebody mistook his role as TF58 escort commander for a flying position. I also deleted "relatively minor command positions"; command of a desron isn't minor. He was only a Captain at the time...  Trekphiler 08:38, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: He flew many combat missions.

message: I was looking at this, and the section on his terms as CNO is very incomplete.--Mtnerd 21:38, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: CNO Terms

message: in the Pacific War from 15 December 1945 to 15 May 1945...THIS IS WRONG - I don't know enough to fix but it's minus 6 months  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.229.227.31 (talk • contribs) 02:31, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Correction has been made and citations referenced. — ERcheck (talk) 02:45, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Date correction

message: --96.25.37.75 (talk) 01:01, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Epitaph 

message: Anyone know? This is often included in these types of articles. -  theWOLFchild 04:02, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dates of Rank? 

message: When you open the photograph of the commissioning of the USS Arleigh Burke in 1991 in a new tab the caption is different to the caption on this page and appears to incorrectly refer to Arleigh Burke as "third from the right".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dora Domino (talk • contribs) 05:32, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Commissioning Photograph 

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message: I recently read in JE Smith's authoritative biography of Eisenhower (published 2012) that this was the origin of the nickname:
“During World War Two, Burke mistakenly led his destroyer squadron into a Japanese minefield. Admiral Halsey radioed to ask what he was doing in a Japanese minefield. ‘Thirty-one knots,’ replied Burke” P660.
The article quoting the NY Times obituary has a different story.
Can anyone clarify this?
UncleKenneth (talk) 07:03, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: My Dad told me the story went that the natives had built outhouses on the end of rickety docks and when Burke went charging down the channel at 31 knots, the wake knocked them over like dominoes. That may have been just crew humor but he was there. 2600:100B:B13D:94D3:0:19:B309:5D01 (talk) 04:57, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nickname 

message: Methinks there should only be one section on his legacy and the two sections that currently exist should probably be combined into one. 73.88.58.38 (talk) 19:48, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: - wolf 04:28, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Multiple Legacy Sections