Naval Station Pearl Harbor near Honolulu in Honolulu County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)
U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
War Memorial of the Pacific
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 4, 2017
1. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Marker
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Public Law 87-201
Construction authorized
by the 85th Congress
Approved March 15, 1958
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President
Appropriation granted
by 87th Congress
Approved September 6, 1961
John F. Kennedy
President
In addition to the $150,000 in appropriated funds, the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial was built with private funds contributed by Americans from throughout the United States, and $100,000 donated by the State of Hawaii.
The Pacific War Memorial Commission expresses gratitude to the many public officials, veterans organizations, other public and private groups and enterprises, and thousands of individual donors whose support made possible this memorial to the 2,4431 honored dead.
U.S. Army 228 · U.S. Navy 2,004 · U.S. Marine Corps 109
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #34 Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1941.
Location. 21° 21.906′ N, 157° 57.011′ W. Memorial is near Honolulu, Hawaii, in Honolulu County. It is in the Naval Station Pearl Harbor. It can be reached from Langley Avenue. marker is on the wall of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Arizona Memorial Pl, Honolulu HI 96818, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor and Historic West Oahu. Globally, it is in North America, Polynesia, the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific, the Pacific Rim,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S. Naval Base Pearl Harbor (within shouting distance of this marker); This Sacred Site (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Arizona (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); USS Arizona Memorial (about 400 feet away); USS West Virginia Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S.S. Missouri (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named U.S.S. Missouri (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honolulu.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 4, 2017
2. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Marker
marker on the wall of the solemn chapel
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 4, 2017
3. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 889 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 15, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
