Date of birth:

April 5th, 1888 (Minneapolis/Minnesota, United States)

Date of death:

December 7th, 1941 (Pearl Harbor, Hawaiï)

Mentioned on:

U.S.S. Arizona Memorial

Nationality:

American

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Captain

Unit:

U.S.S. Arizona (BB-39), U.S. Navy

Awarded for:

Operation Z (1941)

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.

Awarded posthumously

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Captain

Unit:

U.S.S. Arizona (BB-39), U.S. Navy

Posthumously awarded

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

"Fleet clasp"

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

1 bronze service star

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: U.S. Navy
• - Jordan, Kenneth N., Yesterday’s Heroes, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., USA, 1996.
  

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