VAN VALKENBURGH-FRANKLIN
FRANKLIN VAN VALKENBURGH

Rate/Rank
CAPT
CAPT
Service Branch
USN 6/1909 - 12/1941
Born
04/05/1888
MINNEAPOLIS, MN

KILLED IN ACTION - USS ARIZONA BB-39,SUNK BY BOMBING AND STRAFING ATTACK BY JAPANESE AT PEARL HARBOR, HI ,12/07/1941
CO, USS ARIZONA BB-39
STAFF, 3RD NAVAL DISTRICT
CO, USS MELVILLE AD-2
CO, USS TALBOT DD-114
USS MARYLAND BB-46
STAFF, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD
USS MINNESOTA BB-22
USS RHODE ISLAND BB-17
USS CONNECTICUT BB-18
USS SOUTH CAROLINA BB-26
USS VERMONT BB-20
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