Arthur Van Haren, Jr.
Military Person
1920 – 1992
Who was Arthur Van Haren, Jr.?
Arthur Van Haren Jr. was a World War II fighter pilot and considered the top fighter ace of World War II from Arizona. He may be one of very few highly decorated Hispanic fighter-pilot aces in the history of aerial warfare.
Van Haren was born in Superior, AZ. His mother was Rose Valenzuela and his father, Arthur Van Haren, Sr. Arthur Sr. was a popular boxing judge and baseball umpire who was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. Arthur Jr. shared his father's passion for sports becoming a star quarterback at Phoenix Union High School and playing for Coach Pop McKale at the University of Arizona.
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- Born
- Apr 9, 1920
Superior - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Arizona
- Died
- Aug 11, 1992
Dewey-Humboldt
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on July 23, 2013
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