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USS Arizona Memorial Discovery Packet 01'7/D-3~ USS Arizona Memorial Discovery Packet Dece1nber 7,1941 The Legacy of Pearl Harbor Experience Your America l SS lm;u11a \kmunall'\i:ttll>lul Park ~cmccj ~~!:zC rt;1UkN iO: L .S. Dt·p;lrtmcnt of rhc lntcnm ·r ::CHNICAL f;~tORMATION CEf.tTER ' ~NVER SERVICE CENTt;R ' N I ll r: '{ t:P' ICI= INSIDE EDITION FEATURES FACT SHEET ,\nnually, 1 'i millrc>n \'ISJiors come w th<. l SS ln:;:oncJ J\.Iemon:U, making the shnoe a popular vtsttor tlesunaoon. To get the insJCJe gwde on how tO \1~11 the.: US~ lnf\_0/lt/ ~kmori:tf and what therc ts to ~ee, 1 1~11 page four. PEARL HARBoR HISTORY On Sunda1, Dccc.:mbcr '· 1941, shonlv bct0rc.: H:Oit a.m., Japan attacked L-.S. forces across the ISland of ( >.thu, llawa1i. In less than nm hours, Pc:arl lla.rbor and sevc.:ral orhc.:r null[arv insralla t1on~ were left m ficrv rums. IDEA TO ICON The l 'SS lti':\_Otltt 1\femorial \\11!' dedicmcd nn i\kmori:U D.1~ 19Cl2. Since c<mstructinn. the memorial has stood :1s J place to rt:memhcr the traged\, honor the cle•td :tnd cmhr:1cc tht: Pearl lbrbc>r ~ton. USS ARizoNA MEMORIAL MUSEUM ( )n e.ll.hiblt tn the museum an: arofacts of the: USS -~ti::;illla and hc:r cr<.'l\\ other l.S. PaCific Fleet sh1ps ;\ntl th( L'.S. Armo:d J·orcc:; from December 7, 1941 thwugh the Battle of \l1dwa\. The'e arnfact\ weave .1 ,-isual memoir uf Pe:1rl I !arbor in peace and \\~tr. PEARL HARBoR SURVIVORS ( ln December-.. 1941, 2,.190 l1n·s were lost, hut thouJ.ands of ~crncc members sun·ivcJ, ~omg on m fight 10 .Ill thcarre' dur­ inA \\'orld \\ ar II. Regularl~. Pearl II arbor Sun iH~r~ come to the L'SS ln':;_llllll \lcmorial \'1~itor Center to tell their ~tory, hnn~ing hiswry to life. INDEX VISITOR STATISTIC$ ................................................................................................. 5 PEARL HA.IUIOR HISTOR) - T IMELI"l"E .................................................................... S Fri.M PERMJT CONDIT IONS........................................ ..................... .......................l2 F u.M PERMJT AI'I'I.!CATION ................................................................................... 14 STOCK P HOTOGRAPHY..... ....................................................................................... 18 WITNESS TO HISTORY I'ROGRAM ............................................................................24 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNO\lC' A80UT THE USS ARizONA MEMORlA.'-..................28 TOURISM SUR\ E,.,,., ..............................................................................................29 lltO"T CO\'I>R K" ' \,1)1 1/ \kl'"" \ \II \lliRI II .\11 >1 P\1 '''"' I\Till\, 2 l'SS lm~onct ~lcmnnaJ jPn:s~ kltl THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM _, ...... .. -- ............. -- .-- --r----- .__ .. ExPERIENCE YouR AMErucA USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL ·n,c t'SS ~ lri::;o11a 1\lcmonalts one of nt-arh· 4{)() park strcs admimstcrcd b' the 'hoonal Park !x:n·tc<: (1\PS). The 0.P~ preserws the culmral, hmonc and naturallegaq of •\mcnca for the cduc;won, cnjo~·mem and msptmnon LOCATION- OAHU of future generations. 1 .r ltr;:r.>llll .\lcm<m.•l l'bcc On \ugust 25, 1916, Presttbu \XboJrm• \\'il~t m s1gncd an act crc;tong llunululu. llaw.m ?61111! ·31 15 the l\atmn<ll Park ~en tee, a new federal bureau 10 the Dcpanmem of the The l ':iS ~ lm;rm,, .\lcmunal \ Jsnor <:enter "~•catcd ;~<lpccm ''' lo...>mch.unch.t lntcnor responsible for protecrmg the 40 national park~ anJ mtlnumcms Hi~w:tt; nc.u the ,\luha Scuuwn, hcrwttn Ford J,hn<l Brkllot<' anJ Ptrrl then managed h1 the dcp:mmcnt and rhnse yet esrahl1shcd. The mtss1on Harbor'~ .\lakolap.t Gatc.1i> n::tch rhc l SS '"~"11.1.\lclll"'ullmrn \\~rk•kl. ukc of the Department of the lntt:nor ts prou.:ct and prm·tde .tccess ro nur the I l I h<'t'\\':1~ tu the ,\upon \'i,tdult rnJ fullu\\ the 'IJlflS tu the l ,., tti ·.,11,; nanon's namral and culrural hcntage and ro honor nur truq respon~Jbth \k11li>0.11 ~XII I"'.. ties to tribes. l11c 1\.anonal Park Sen tee cooperates w1rh parU1ers u• extend benefits of narural ami cultuml rcwurcc const•ryanon and our­ door recrcanon throughout rhc cnuntry ami the world INFORMATION .\ddttwn~ to the '\:mona! Park System arc now gencraU1 made through .tcb of Cont,rrc:.s, and n:munal p;trh cnn lx cn:·atcd ()nh- thrnul{h ~uch acts. But rhe President ha' authonry, under rhc .\nciquirics ·\ct of 19ll6. to procbmt narional munumcnr.. on bncb <tlrc.:;tth• undt-r fCdcrnl JurisdJcuon. The Secret•lf} ot lntenor IS usu:tUy asked by ConW'ess for recommendauon<• un proposed addnion:. ro the sy~tem. The Sccrewry 1s cuunst:led b\' the ~auunal Park ~ntcm Ad,·tson Board, composed of pnvarc ctnzcns, who ath-tsc on poss1blc adduions m the ~ystem and pohacs t(>r man~tL·mcnt. '\ ;ltlo nal P;~rk Sen tee J FACT SHEET 'I ADMINISTRATOR U SS ARizONA M EMORIAL I \I'\"-''· FoRt •-' T he :-.: .mu n;~l Park Ser\'ict· ha~ operated the ll S~ , ·n1c L SS h7:;!Jli• \ltmon.tl I' Joe. ttnl 111 '-tx b.mle· ready aircraft earn cr., ;tnd 25 Arizyfllt ~l cm o ri al si nce 1980. under a coopcr.nin~ P(.-arl I !arbor on the j,bml of ( >ahu. ' J lt~.· -;upport \·cssds made up the l:l'k I< >tel'. agreement with the V.S. N:\\1. The Nnuonal Park l ss m"zmld 1' the.: tin.U n."'ring plicl· ti,1 The carnc:r; bunched a total of l'ilt :nr Scr\"ICe as rt.'SpOI'L~hlc for the m:umgcmcrtt of the mam of the 1,177 "<.T\'icl· n·k:mlll'TS \\ilo It~ I cr.1ti ru p:!rttClp:ttc in the attack m.:monal ami ~horesklc: \~ l tor n 'flter, '' luch ~p a n-. ' mw' live~ on Dcn.·mlx.-r 7, I'J.ll. 'In~· I K4 II acres. The ~anonal Park Se:J,,ce 1s commmed tOot -lung (:)(• m) memorial 'PJns thl· mid· ,\\11 Rll '' FoRI L ..' to preset"\mgand Interpreting both the ta n .~i b l e pomon of the ~unken h;utleship. 'llw Twl·nty-ont• n·-;sds, mdudmg ~11 eight anJ imangiblc: htsturical n:sourcc:s and the mc:mo­ memorial con,ht' of thrc:l' 'l'CUon~: thl· first ·hn1.· h>tttle~hlp~. 1\'t.'ft' o;unk or d;~m m:s, .ltlitudes and tr2d111ons :ts.-.ociatcd \\ith the entry .md as"Cmi.Jh· nJ<Jnts; a c.·mral .trl'll .1ged. ( lne hundrt.'ll !>event)' aircrait wac :ttt:lck on 1\.':\rl llarhor. 'J'hc park 1s IOC:ltcd on and • dc:~1gnt-d for ct:n:mom~o~ .111d gcnc:ral oh~er de,trop:d. anJ 150 were druna~ed . adjacent to U.S. .Saval 1.3.1sc: Pt.'llrl Harbor. nmon; and the ~hrine r{)(Jill, when d,~,. : nan1e" of tho": k1lhl on thc l 'SS ln:;v11<1 VISITOR C ENTE R (\,1' \l.l ii ,UI TIII \ TI\CJo.. ure e~rnl·ttl on the marbll' I\ .til. Tht: l ' SS The: visitor center 1s the first stop for \'isnors lnz(l//a t-.lcmon;tl " nnh acc~.~,t hle h1 ( >n the: \ mcnc;\fl s1dc, 2390 'iCT\'ICl mem planning 111 tour tlw memorbl. I nca1ell v.ithin the boat. wluch dcpans fmm rh~ 1 Ntor cem~.· r: lx·rs .u,d onltart' were killt!tL mduclmg 1, 1Ti center nrc: rwu theaters, a mu!'Cum, n hookstorc., ~t ­ '>n the l 1S.'i 1t1:(!1//t1. ( )nlv 117 of d1c lri:;tlll<l trl(Jm~,limitl'll ~ nack- bar, puhhc telephont"> nnd shore­ SIGNIFICANCE en.'\\ mlmll<:rs sunoi\W. 1\n:nt\ nine JafY.U'kX' line .:xhlhit~ outlimng the 1\:arll larl)(lf attack. The \ 1 S ;urcral t were losr. Fifty~&.·c:- atr cr1.'\\ mcm 'Inc l'.S.."i ·ln':;vlkl \lt.'OUIO;U \\~l' con,tnltll'd iror center from dc~k i ~ v.·hcre \'lsitor; pick up ~c to ll<'>nor ;tJJ \mcne;m "-'1'\'lt"l' n1t.1,1lx:rs \\ h< > ht•f' wt.:re killed four rmdgt·r submarine' rickcto; for the USS rlri~l14 Mcmonal progr.mt mur. wc:r<' 'unk, one caprun:d, and mnl.' ere\\' , lust their l11c.:' durin~ the :111ack on 1\:ui ml'fTIIX.'I' wc:re I..JIIed. INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM I brbor on Dl'Clnllx't 7. I1 141. 'Jnh an.~ck " When guests enter the \isnor center, they arc asked one of the mo't well rcmcmhen.·d and 'tg ARIZONA MEMORIAL to line up inr a numbered program ucket, \\inch mfic.r11 e1c.:nt' 111 thl' hl\tof! uf our nanon. S1>. military \ite\ on ( );Jhu Wt.'rl' .uuckcd, pro\1des free admissi11n to thl• memorial tour M USEUM AsSOCIATION kuling 2,31)(1 Americ:m,, 1k~rroysng or While waiting for the tour to begin, many ,.i,itors 1 damaJ.,ring over 32(1 :tircr.tit and ~mkmg 11r lncurpor.tnon Dare ~ep:cmber 2. I!F'I tour the \1Snor center and ns shoreline c:xhibns. mcluding the mu!\Cum and Rcrll(:mbrance C1rd e. d.un.!ging 21 '~,..,-.cb. TheJ.tp:tn~ attark on When thl· program number that appears on their Pc.trlllarl)( >r Jctt."tl ;1\ a C\Lll} 't hnnging tlw P URPOSE L.S. tully and a ell\ d} tnto \\'orld \\'.tr II. ticket is called, vi~tors an: a.~kcd t• 1 assemble at the ' I' PRI >Ill ( )R(,.\,IZ.\TII ,, "Rcn1<.:mlx:r P...M I Luh rr"lx.<t'.tnw till' h.tnk·­ 1n theater entrance pn:par:11ion li)r the pmgram I n~ ,\riJon;J Memorial ~ luscum J\s.... x:i:mt>n cn to urut\ dK count!) dm>~.1glsout tht.• \\~11'.
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