Creed Burlingame
United States admiral (1905-1985)
Creed Cardwell Burlingame (27 February 1905 – 21 October 1985) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He served as a submarine commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Early life
Burlingame was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on 27 February 1905, and grew up in the Midwest.
Naval career
In June 1927, Burlingame graduated from the United States Naval Academy as an ensign and served aboard the battleship USS Utah. Some of his classmates were William Brockman, Eugene Lindsey, and John Thatch. He subsequently graduated from the Submarine School in New London, Connecticut, in 1930. He served as a submarine officer in service with the Asiatic fleet, and served aboard one of the few United States submarines stationed at the China station. Submarine-related commands immediately prior to and during World War II included captain of the USS S-36 from 8 May 1936 to 1 January 1939, duty at Submarine Base New London from 1 July 1939 to 1 July 1940, captain of the USS S-30 from 31 August 1940 to 7 December 1941, commissioning and first commanding officer of the USS Silversides from 15 December 1941 to 20 July 1943, commander of Submarine Division One Hundred Eighty Two from 1 November 1943 to 15 July 1945, and acting commander of Submarine Squadron Eighteen from 17 December 1944 to 8 January 1945.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Burlingame was immediately transferred to the USS Silversides for its commissioning at Mare Island, California on 15 December 1941. It was his sixth submarine and third command. After a brief shakedown off the California coast, he sailed Silversides for Hawaii, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 4 April 1942, and left for his first combat patrol on 30 April.
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