Gilbert, Arizona

Academy Preparatory School. After passing the entrance exam, he became a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated from the academy in June 1943. Burk then served aboard destroyers and an aircraft carrier. He retired in July 1976.

Real Admiral Raymond Weldon Burk was born in Gilbert, Arizona, on December 31, 1920. After graduation from high school in 1938, he enlisted in the United States Navy. After boot camp in San Diego, California, he served as a Seaman on the U.S.S. Arizona. While there he was given the opportunity to attend the Naval

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