"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."
From Capt. Valkenburgh's Medal of Honor citation, awarded in 1942.
May you be at peace,
Brian & Mel
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