Franklin VanValkenburgh, age 53, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin county.
Spouse: Franklin Van Valkenburgh
Service era: World War II
Military history: Awarded the Medal of Honor. He “gallantly fought his ship until the USS Arizona blew up from mazazine explosion and a direct bomb hit on the bridge which resulted in the loss of his life.”
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Cemetery: Honored with the naming of the USS Vanvalkenburgh, which his son served aboard in the Navy.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Courier News (1970), National Medal of Honor Museum