Cmdr. William H. Burke
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS PAUL IGNATIUS (DDG 117)
25 June 2024
Commander Burke is a 2008 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and earned a master’s degree in Leadership, Education, and Development from the of the University of Maryland.
A Surface Warfare Officer, Commander Burke’s shipboard assignments include USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75) as Strike Officer and later Fire Control Officer, USS DEWEY (DDG 105) as Operations Officer and later Combat Systems Officer, and USS DEVASTATOR (MCM 6) as Executive Officer and later Commanding Officer. During his time in command, DEVASTATOR earned the Battle “E” in 2021.
Ashore, CDR Burke served as a Company Officer at the U.S. Naval Academy and later as Executive Assistant to the Commandant of Midshipmen. He also served as the Aegis and ICS Requirements Officer for the Director of Surface Warfare (OPNAV N96).
CDR Burke holds various unit decorations and awards; his personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, four Navy Commendation Medals and two Navy Achievement Medals. CDR Burke was a recipient of the USNA Class of ‘75 Leadership Award in 2012 and was named U.S. Pacific Fleet Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) of the Year runner-up in 2017.