Gurke Csák
Gurke may refer to: *Robert Louis August Maximilian Gürke aka Max Gürke (1854–1911), German botanist * USS ''Gurke'' (DD-783), Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy *Henry Gurke Private First Class Henry Gurke (November 6, 1922 – November 9, 1943) was a United States Marine who was killed in action in 1943 in the Bougainville Campaign of World War II. For his heroic actions, he was posthumously received the Medal of ...

Robert Louis August Maximilian Gürke
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including Eng ...
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USS Gurke (DD-783)
USS ''Gurke'' (DD-783) was a ''Gearing''-class destroyer of the United States Navy, in service from 1945 to 1976. She was transferred to Greece in 1977 and served as ''Tombazis'' (D 215) until 1997. History DD-783 was originally laid down as " John A. Bole", but that name was reassigned to the . ''Gurke'' was named for United States Marine Corps Private Henry Gurke (1922–1943), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. She was launched on 15 February 1945 by the Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. Julius Gurke, mother of Private Gurke; and commissioned on 12 May 1945. 1945 – 1962 After shakedown along the West Coast, ''Gurke'' sailed for the Western Pacific on 27 August 1945, reaching Pearl Harbor on 2 September. From there she continued west to participate in the occupation of Japan and former Japanese possessions. Returning to her home port, San Diego, California, in February 1946, ''Gurke'' participated in training operations u ...
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