WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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USS Arizona
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USS Nevada
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USS Tennessee
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USS California
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Detailed explanation-1: -Parking is free for all visitors. The USS Arizona Memorial is built over the remains of the sunken battleship USS Arizona, the final resting place for many of the 1, 177 crewmen killed on December 7, 1941, when their ship was bombed by Japanese Naval Forces.
Detailed explanation-2: -But the USS Missouri had one final mission to complete. On December 7, 1991, the Missouri returned to the historic waters of Pearl Harbor for the 50th anniversary commemoration of the attack on the Hawaiian Islands.
Detailed explanation-3: -One bomb penetrated the armored deck near the ammunition magazines in the forward section of the ship, causing a massive explosion and killing 1, 177 of the sailors and Marines on board. Irreparably damaged, the USS Arizona still lies at the bottom of Pearl Harbor.
Detailed explanation-4: -Unlike many of the other ships attacked that day, Arizona was so irreparably damaged that it was not repaired for service in World War II. The shipwreck still lies at the bottom of Pearl Harbor beneath the USS Arizona Memorial.