This Sacred Site

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