Edward Joseph BURKE
The 7th Captain of the
USS Des Moines CA134
7/1953 - 04/1954
Capt Burke Relieved of Des Moines Command
FIND A GRAVE - Obituary
USS Plunkett DD-431 - Commanding Officer
9 Oct 1943
USS Plunkett (Cdr. E.J. Burke, USN) picks up 13 survivors of the American destroyer USS Buck that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-616 about 50 nautical miles south of Capri in position 38°57'N, 14°28'E.
USS Plunkett (Cdr. E.J. Burke, USN) picks up 13 survivors of the American destroyer USS Buck that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-616 about 50 nautical miles south of Capri in position 38°57'N, 14°28'E.