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VAN VALKENBURGH-FRANKLIN

FRANKLIN  VAN VALKENBURGH

Rate/Rank
CAPT
Service Branch
USN 9/1909 - 12/1941
Born 04/05/1888
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
KILLED IN ACTION - USS ARIZONA BB-39, ATTACK BY JAPANESE,12/07/1941
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
CO, USS ARIZONA BB-39
STAFF, 3RD NAVAL DISTRICT
CO, USS MELVILLE AD-2
CO, USS TALBOT DD-114
STAFF, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR
PURPLE HEART
MEXICAN SERVICE MEDAL - WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL W/ATLANTIC FLEET CLASP
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL W/FLEET CLASP
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/STAR
SERVICE MEMORIES