FRANKLIN VAN VALKENBURGH
FRANKLIN VAN VALKENBURGH
Class of 1909
Captain
USS Arizona
U.S. Navy
December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and complete disregard of his own life, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor T.H., by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. As commanding officer of the U.S.S. Arizona, Capt. Van Valkenburgh gallantly fought his ship until the U.S.S. Arizona blew up from magazine explosions and a direct bomb hit on the bridge which resulted in the loss of his life.
FRANKLIN VAN VALKENBURGH
Class of 1909
Captain
USS Arizona
U.S. Navy
December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and complete disregard of his own life, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor T.H., by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. As commanding officer of the U.S.S. Arizona, Capt. Van Valkenburgh gallantly fought his ship until the U.S.S. Arizona blew up from magazine explosions and a direct bomb hit on the bridge which resulted in the loss of his life.
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