In the previous issue, purely by coincidence, we published a tribute to Admiral Arleigh Burke, who died just as Naval History hit the newsstands. In this issue, we pay our last respects to the venerable shipmate of thousands with a vivid account of the World War II engagement that begat a legend—the Battle of Cape St. George—accompanied by the eulogy delivered at Admiral Burke’s funeral in the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel by a fellow surface warrior, Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf.
As the city of Baltimore puts in its oar to save the sloop-of-war Constellation, Naval Historical Foundation President, Admiral James L. Holloway, III, recalls a poem written by former Congressman and Chief of Protocol James W. Symington, who was credited with helping preserve the Constellation 30 years ago. Both team up in support of renewed efforts to save the old ship.
Also in this issue, we chart the course of 16th-century mariner Piri Reis, relive the Civil War debacle at Gosport, establish a South Vietnamese Marine Corps, and debate the consequences of World War II.