Pearl harbor arizona. Millions of people from all over the world come to this majestic setting to see for themselves where world war ii began for the united states on december 7 1941. At pearl harbor today visitors have the opportunity to view the remains of the uss arizona one of the ships sunk during the attack. The monument preserves and interprets the stories of the pacific war from the internment of japanese americans to the battles in the aleutians. The last bomb to strike her penetrated her deck starboard of turret two and detonated within a 14 inch powder magazine.
The uss arizona memorial at pearl habor hawaii closed 15 months for repairs is set to reopen sunday. There is a reason that pearl harbor is the number one visitor destination in hawaii and the uss arizona memorial is where your pearl harbor experience begins.