Arthur Van Haren Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetArthur Van Haren Jr.
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1920
Place of Birth: Superior, Arizona, United States
Date of Death: 11-Aug-1992
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Arthur Van Haren Jr.
- Arthur Van Haren Jr.
- (April 9, 1920 – August 11, 1992) 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., 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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