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	26k	Otway Burns was born at Queen's Creek, near Swansboro, North Carolina, in 1775 and developed a keen ability at navigation while sailing the sounds, rivers, inlets, and creeks near his home. When the War of 1812 came, he secured letters of marque and reprisal for the schooner Snap Dragon. He and his privateer made three cruises during which he had several encounters with British warships and captured a number of valuable prizes. Following the war, Burns resumed shiphuilding activities at Beaufort, S.C. He also spent 13 years in the North Carolina general assembly. In 1835, President Andrew Jackson appointed Burns to be keeper of the Brant Island Shoal Light. He retained that position until his death on 25 August 1850.		Bill Gonyo
USS Burns (DD-588)
	118k	Undated crew photo.		Carolyn Ramsay
0558816	138k	Press photo of Burns' launch, 08 August 1942.		Dave Wright
Underway at Charleston, SC, 15 May 1943. On this day, Burns exited drydock after conducting inclining experiment tests.				Mike Mohl
	156k	At sea after her 1944 refit showing full AA armament of ten Bofors and seven 20mm guns.		Bill Bryson
	43k	LTJG William B. Middendorf, navigator, on forecastle of the USS Burns, July 1945.		Timothy Middendorf
	44k	At Shanghai, China, 30 November 1945, doing mail runs between China and Korea.		-
	72k	San Francisco Bay, January 1946.		-
	66k	San Francisco Bay, January 1946.		-
	51k	As she appears today off San Clemente Island. Photo by Dan Bramley.		Mike Mohl

CDR Donald Temple Eller    Apr 3 1943 - Jul 28 1944 (Later RADM)

CDR Jacob Thompson Bullen Jr.    Jul 28 1944 - Aug 4 1945

LCDR Heyden Forbes Wells    Aug 4 1945 - ?

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