University of Arizona in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

USS Arizona Mall Memorial

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 2, 2017

1. USS Arizona Mall Memorial Marker

Inscription. This memorial honors the sacrifice made by the USS Arizona crew when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. We remember the 1,177 who lost their lives, their 337 surviving shipmates, and all of their families. The plaza's flagpole represents the ship's foremast from which hung the bell that is now housed in the tower of the Student Union Memorial Center. The medallions displayed on these walls are inscribed with the names of those who lost their lives that fateful day.

Erected 2016.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1941.

Location. 32° 13.915′ N, 110° 57.139′ W. Memorial is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in University of Arizona. It can be reached from East University Boulevard. The marker is at the west end of the campus mall and is only accessible by walking. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1212 E University Blvd, Tucson AZ 85721, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S.S. Arizona 1916 - Wilber L. "Bill" Bower U of A Outstanding Achievement Awards (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Main (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); University Streetcar Line

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Bicentennial Moon Tree (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Campbell Greenway (approx. 0.3 miles away); George E. P. Smith Residence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cannon-Douglass Residence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Eusebio Francisco Kino, S. J. (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

Also see . . . USS Arizona Mall Memorial. You Tube video on the work on the memorial. (Submitted on January 2, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 2, 2017

2. USS Arizona Mall Memorial Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 2, 2017

3. USS Arizona Mall Memorial Marker

USS Arizona Mall Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 2, 2017

4. USS Arizona Mall Memorial

Each medallion is inscribed with the sailor or marine’s home state, rank or rating and ship’s duties such as carpenter, cook, boatswain, coxswain, signalman, or bugler as a record of daily life aboard the Arizona.

USS Arizona Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 2, 2017

5. USS Arizona Bell

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 2, 2017

6. USS Arizona Mall Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 776 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 2, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.