Naval Station Pearl Harbor in Honolulu in Honolulu County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)
This Sacred Site
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
Photographed By Denise Boose, April 18, 2014
1. This Sacred Site Marker
Inscription.
This Sacred Site. World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. This memorial honors the fallen crew of USS Arizona and all those who died in the attack on December 7, 1941. The remains of over 900 Arizona crewman rest beneath you within the sunken battleship. Just ahead is an open area where you can look down onto the ship. The Shrine Room beyond displays the names of the 1,177 Arizona crewmen lost in the attack. Another list honors Arizona survivors who have rejoined their shipmates in the waters below. , Photo caption: A National Park Service diver holds an urn containing the ashes of an Arizona crewman. She will place it with the circular barbette that once held gun turret 4. , It’s a large hole and we place the urn through and then you can kind of feel it release....I tell the family, when I feel that pull, it's the ship accepting one of its own back. , Brass plaque at the right of entrance: , U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. , War Memorial of the Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii., “...in honor and in commemoration of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who gave their lives to their country during the attack of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.” , Public Law 87-201 , Construction Authorized by 85th Congress. Approved March 15, 1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President. , Appropriation Granted by 87th Congress. Approved Setember 6, 1961, John F. Kennedy, President, In addition to $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. Vterans organizations, other public and private groups and enterprises, and thousands of individual donors whose support made possible this memorial to the 2,341 honored dead., U.S. Army, 228 . U.S. Navy, 2,004. U.S. Marine Corps, 109, Brass Plaque at the left of the entrance , U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. , War Memorial of the Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii., This memorial was made possible through the generous contributions of many individuals, groups and organizations in private and public life., Officially authorized on 15 March 1958, by the 85th Congress of the United States of America, the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial was erected under the direction of the Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District, Representing the Secretary of the Navy, with funds raised in a nation - wide campaign under the sponsorship of the Pacific War Memorial Commission of the United State of Hawaii, Dedicated Memorial Day, 1962, Commandants 14th Naval District, 1957–1962: Rear Admiral C.E. Olsen USN . Rear Admiral N.K. Dietrich USN . Rear Admiral E.A. Solomons USN . Rear Admiral R.L. Campbell USN . Rear Admiral C.H. Duerfieldt USN . Rear Admiral C.A. Buchanan USN, Pacific War Memorial Commission. H. Tucker Gratz, Chairman; Harry G. Albright; Joe James Custer; Mrs. Walter F. Dillingham; Duke P. Kahanamoku; Maj. Gen. F.W. Makinney; Spark M. Matsunaga; George T. Miki; Dwight E. Styne., Construction agency: U.S. Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks , Officer in Charge of Construction: Capt. N.M. Matinsen, CEC. USN Architect Engineer: Johnson and Perkins, Presis 8 Associates Consulting Engineer: Alfred Yee and Associates , Contractor - Phase 1: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Contractor - Phase 2: Walker - Moody Construction Co., LTD
This memorial honors the fallen crew of USS Arizona and all those who died in the attack on December 7, 1941. The remains of over 900 Arizona crewman rest beneath you within the sunken battleship. Just ahead is an open area where you can look down onto the ship. The Shrine Room beyond displays the names of the 1,177 Arizona crewmen lost in the attack. Another list honors Arizona survivors who have rejoined their shipmates in the waters below.
Photo caption: A National Park Service diver holds an urn containing the ashes of an Arizona crewman. She will place it with the circular barbette that once held gun turret 4.
It’s a large hole and we place the urn through and then you can kind of feel it release....I tell the family, when I feel that pull, it's the ship accepting one of its own back.
Brass plaque at the right of entrance: U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. War Memorial of the Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
“...in honor and in commemoration of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who gave their lives to their country during the attack of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.” —Public Law 87-201
Construction Authorized by 85th Congress.
Approved March 15, 1958,
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
President.
Appropriation
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Granted
by 87th Congress.
Approved Setember 6, 1961,
John F. Kennedy,
President
In addition to $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. Vterans organizations, other public and private groups and enterprises, and thousands of individual donors whose support made possible this memorial to the 2,341 honored dead.
U.S. Army,
228 •
U.S. Navy,
2,004•
U.S. Marine Corps,
109
Brass Plaque at the left of the entrance U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. War Memorial of the Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
This memorial was made possible through the generous contributions of many individuals, groups & organizations in private & public life.
Officially authorized on 15 March 1958, by the 85th Congress of the United States of America, the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial was erected under the direction of the Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District, Representing the Secretary of the Navy, with funds raised in a nation - wide campaign under the sponsorship of the Pacific War Memorial Commission of the United State of Hawaii
Pacific War Memorial Commission.
H. Tucker Gratz,
Chairman;
Harry G. Albright;
Joe James Custer;
Mrs. Walter F. Dillingham;
Duke P. Kahanamoku;
Maj. Gen. F.W. Makinney;
Spark M. Matsunaga;
George T. Miki;
Dwight E. Styne.
Construction agency: U.S. Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks
Officer in Charge of Construction: Capt. N.M. Matinsen, CEC. USN
Architect Engineer: Johnson & Perkins, Presis 8 Associates
Consulting Engineer: Alfred Yee and Associates
Contractor - Phase 1: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Contractor - Phase 2: Walker - Moody Construction Co., LTD
Location. 21° 21.88′ N, 157° 56.988′ W. Marker is in Honolulu, Hawaii, in Honolulu County. It is in the Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Memorial can be reached from Pearl Harbor. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Honolulu HI 96818, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this
Also see . . . U.S. National Park Service pages for World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. “The USS Arizona is the final resting place for many of the ship's 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941. The 184-foot-long Memorial structure spans the mid-portion of the sunken battleship and consists of three main sections: the entry room; the assembly room, 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.” (Submitted on December 6, 2014.)
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4. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Shrine Room
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5. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Shrine Room
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6. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Shrine Room
To The Memory of the Gallant Men here entombed and their shipmates who gave their lives in action on December 7, 1941 on the U.S.S. Arizona.
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7. This Sacred Site Marker
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8. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Plaques
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9. This Sacred Site Marker
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10. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
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11. U.S.S. Arizona Gun Turrent No.#3
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12. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
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13. U.S.S. Arizona Beneath the Waters of Pearl Harbor
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14. Remains of the ship today
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15. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
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16. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Black Tears
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17. U.S.S. Arizona Dedication Plaque
Dedicated
To the Eternal Memory
of Our Gallant Shipmates
in the USS Arizona
who gave their lives in action
7 December 1941
"From today on the USS Arizona will again fly out country's flag just as proudly as she did on the morning of 7 Decemeber 1941. I am sure the Arizona's crew will know and apprciate what we are doing" Admiral A.W. Radord, USN
7 March 1950
May God Make His Face To Shine Upon Them and Grant Them Peace.
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18. U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Shrine Room window
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19. USS Missouri (BB-63)
Taken from the USS Arizona Memorial, the "Black Tears" can be seen immediately in front.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 1,987 times since then and 188 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week December 7, 2014. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 25, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 6, 7. submitted on August 8, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. submitted on April 25, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 18, 19. submitted on August 8, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.