Franklin Van Valkenburgh-Milwaukee, WI
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Don.Morfe
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World War II Medal of Honor Recipient as commanding officer of the USS Arizona during the attack on the fleet by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. He was killed in action and is entombed in the body of the USS Arizona. He has a cenotaph marker in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI in Section 25, Block 6, Lot 12.
Waymark Code: WMXAMH
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2017
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He was born on April 5, 1888 in Minneapolis MN and died on December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI. On the platform above the USS Arizona is a listing of names that state: To the memory of the gallant men here entombed and their shipmates who gave their lives in action on December 7, 1941 on the USS Arizona. He is listed on that wall. His name is also on the WALL OF THE MISSING at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, HI. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: *VAN VALKENBURGH, FRANKLIN
• Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Navy
Citation: 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.
Armed Service: Navy
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