Feb. 2, 2025
A USS Reclaimer Deep-Sea Story, Chief Warrant Officer Grover Cleveland Burke
A Deep-Sea Story about Chief Warrant Officer Grover Cleveland Burke.
The furnace that forged Iron Men was set on high temperatures during deck, diving, and salvage evolutions on board the USS Reclaimer ARS-42. The unwritten rule "I'll watch your back, you watch mine" was in effect when USS Reclaimer's powerful capstans, gypsy heads and cranes pulled heavy strains on wire rope and mooring lines. Chief Warrant Officer Grover Cleveland Burke's focused leadership kept us safe from disturbing Neptune's realm when we were conducting dangerous deck evolutions on the seas of the Pacific Ocean.
A 1992 photograph of the crew of the USS Reclaimer ARS-42.