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Tuesday May 1, 2001
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The USS Arizona Memorial grew out of a wartime
desire to establish some sort
of memorial at Pearl Harbor to honor those who died in the attack. Suggestions
for such a memorial began in 1943, but it wasn't until 1949, when the Territory
of Hawaii established the Pacific War Memorial Commission, that the first real
steps
were taken to bring it about. Initial recognition came in 1950 when Adm. Radford,
Commander in Chief, Pacific, ordered that a flagpole be erected over the sunken
battleship. On the ninth anniversary of the attack, a commemorative plaque was
placed
at the base of the flagpole.
Names of the sailors who lost their lives in the USS Arizona
attack.
The Mighty Mo sitting behind the Arizona. You can see part
of the stern
of the USS Arizona just below water. The USS Missouri is where the Japanese
signed their surrender that ended WWII.
Ford Island with the Missouri and Arizona. This is a view
from the visitor
center and museum. The beginning of the war for the U.S. (the Arizona on
the right), and the end of WWII for the U.S. (the Missouri on the left) where
the Japanese surrender was signed.
The next photograph is from Hawaiian Service, Inc.
The mighty ship as she looks today.
Notice the oil slick flowing freely from the ship at the left. The memorial
structure is
184 feet long and spans the mid-portion of the sunken battleship. It consists
of 3 main
sections: the entry and assembly rooms; a central area designed for ceremonies
and general
observation; and the shrine room, where the names of those killed on the Arizona
are engraved
on the marble wall. You can see the different ships moorings where the ships
were during the attack.
The following photographs are from the US Navy National Archives:
The USS Arizona after being hit on December 7, 1941 just after 8:00 am.
Hours after the attack, the Arizona is still burning, with 1177 of her crew
dead.
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