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Franklin Van Valkenburgh (April 5, 1888 – December 7, 1941) was the last captain of the . He was killed when the ''Arizona'' exploded and sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor. ==Military service== Franklin Van Valkenburgh was appointed a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy on September 15, 1905 and graduated on June 4, 1909. After service in the battleship and in , Van Valkenburgh was commissioned ensign on June 5, 1911. Traveling to the Asiatic Station soon thereafter, he joined the submarine tender at Olongapo, Philippine Islands, on September 11,. He reported to the gunboat as executive officer on June 23, 1914 for a short tour in the southern Philippines before his detachment on August 4,. After returning to the United States, Lt. (jg.) Van Valkenburgh joined on November 11,. Following postgraduate work in steam engineering at the Naval Academy in September 1915, he took further instruction in that field at Columbia University before reporting to on March 2, 1917. The entry of the United States into World War I found Van Valkenburgh serving as the battleship's engineering officer. Subsequent temporary duty in the receiving ship at New York preceded his first tour as an instructor at the Naval Academy. On June 1, 1920, Van Valkenburgh reported on board for duty as engineer officer, and he held that post until the battleship was decommissioned in November 1921. He again served as an instructor at the Naval Academy—until May 15, 1925—before he joined on June 26,. Commissioned commander on June 2, 1927 while in ''Maryland'', he soon reported for duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations on May 21, 1928 and served there during the administrations of Admirals Charles F. Hughes and William V. Pratt. Detached on June 28, 1931, Van Valkenburgh received command of the destroyer on July 10, and commanded Destroyer Squadron 5 from March 31, 1932. After attending the Naval War College, Newport, R.I., and completing the senior course in May 1934, Comdr. Van Valkenburgh next served as inspector of naval materiel at the New York Navy Yard before going to sea again as commanding officer of from June 8, 1936 to June 11, 1938. Promoted to captain while commanding ''Melville''—on December 23, 1937—he served as inspector of material for the 3d Naval District from August 6, 1938 to January 22, 1941. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Franklin Van Valkenburgh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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