D
espite a Navy career spanning more than 30 years, Captain Van Valkenburgh is best known as the last captain of the USS Arizona before it sank at Pearl Harbor.
Timeline
Birth- 5 Apr 1888
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1939 - 1945World War II
Branch
Navy
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Rank
Captain
Commands held
USS Arizona
Employment: Position
Captain - CAPT(CO)
Employment: Employer
Navy
Residence: Place
Minnesota
Employment: Start Date
1 Jan 1909
Employment: End Date
1 Jan 1941
Education: Institution
US Naval Academy
Education: Place
Annapolis, Maryland
Education: From
1 Jan 1905
Education: To
1 Jan 1909
Killed in action on board the USS Arizona
1 Jan 1941
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Death- 7 Dec 1941
Other Facts
Full Name
Franklin Van Valkenburgh
Father
Frank Pratt Van Valkenburgh
Mother
Jane Irvin Swoope
Marriage
Marguerite Horne
