In World War II, the Naval Academy Class of 1940 lost 76 graduates. Seven of them were aboard the Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941.

Work will begin Monday to permanently remove a pair of dilapidated platforms that were connected to the USS Arizona during salvage operations following its sinking in the 1941 Japanese surprise ...

Visitors to the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will get an extra eyeful in coming months as crews work to restore a pair of historic quays where the doomed battleship was moored on ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The USS Arizona Memorial at Joint Base Pearl ... My dad, who fought in the Pacific theater of World War II, was also stationed in Honolulu at the Hickam ...

The new sub is still under construction, for now it’s called PCU (Pre-Commissioning Unit) Arizona. It will become USS Arizona when it’s complete, and commissioned. UA holds much of the spirit ...

Known as The Big E, the aircraft carrier engaged in 18 of the Pacific Theater's 20 major actions ... era and philosophy down with it. The USS Arizona was the chief victim of the attack on Pearl ...

The USS Arizona, a Pennsylvania-class battleship, symbolized U.S. naval might before World War II but tragically became a reminder of the dangers of underestimating potential threats. Summary and ...

USS Arizona (BB-39), 1920 vs. 2002 ... Her main contribution to the Allied efforts in the theater came in 1945, when she sank three Japanese vessels – two coastal defense frigates and one cargo ship.

And Louis “Lou” Conter remembered every brutal second of it. The tough last survivor of the USS Arizona, he was on deck when the Navy ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese in the surprise ...

The USS Arizona explodes during the Japanese attack ... He flew 200 missions in the Pacific Theater where he was shot down twice, both time rowing to safety aboard a raft. After the war, he ...

Lou Conter, the last known survivor of the USS Arizona, died at age 102. Conter was one of only 93 men on board the ship who survived. After Pearl Harbor, Conter served the Navy for 28 years ...

The USS Arizona Memorial, a white structure on the ... went on to serve through World War II in the Pacific theater and Europe and later served in the Korean War from 1950-1953, retiring from ...