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Capt. Franklin Van Valkenburgh name is gold-leafed on the Walls of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Detail of the Walls of the Missing from the Honolulu Memorial. Captain Franklin Van Valkenburgh, the commander of the USS Arizona during the Battle of Pearl Harbor, posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions in defense of his ship. (ABMC photo/Bob Uth)