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VADM Thomas Weschler's Recollections of ADM Arleigh Burke

In this excerpt, VADM Weschler provides insights into ADM Arleigh A. Burke’s personality and working style.
By Taira Payne
August 2022
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Vice Admiral Weschler was not commissioned at the time of his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1939 because he did not meet the vision standards. Instead, he became a merchant marine officer and served until joining the Naval Reserve in 1941 and being recalled to active duty. He taught briefly at the Naval Academy, then served in the carrier USS Wasp (CV-7), and was on board when she was torpedoed and sunk in September 1942.

Burke, Adm. Arleigh, USN (Ret.)
Admiral Arleigh Burke, USN (U.S. Naval Institute Photo Archive

He was selected as the first personal aide for Admiral Arleigh Burke, who became Chief of Naval Operations in 1955. Afterward, Weschler was executive officer of the guided missile cruiser USS Canberra (CAG-2) and then worked on the development of the Polaris missile guidance and fire-control system.

Following retirement in 1975, he taught at the Naval War College.

To read more about the Naval Institute Oral History Program, click here.

Taira Payne

Taira Payne was the Project Manager, Digital Assets & Web for the U.S. Naval Institute until January 2022. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science, specializing in Archives and Digital Curation, from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor’s in History from Washington College.

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