A 21 year old young man with dark hair, blue eyes, and a shy tender smile within a clear complexion lies somewhere below within the Arizona. We love you, great uncle Orville Rusher! Thank you for giving your life that we may live free. We'll see you in Heaven.....
I had the honor to re-enlist in 1983 on the memorial. I thought it would have been a great tribute to the first fighters to give their lives. Never Forget 🇺🇸
my great grandfather Rash was stationed in San Diego Harbor on December 7th 1941. he was coalman on board one of the destroyers. he fought in both world wars. Thanks for your service papa.
I lived on Hickam AFB on Oahu for 4 years as my Dad was a USAF Officer and pilot. Across the bay from Hickam was Pearl Harbor and we could see The Arizona Memorial from our side of the bay. I went to The Memorial many times on school trips and of course we always took family members from the mainland that came to visit. I'd venture to say that I was on The Memorial close to 10-12 times in 4 years and I'll never forget how quiet it is as well. Bless All
The Stuport... I visited the memorial for the first time in 1976. They had a small boat carry people to the memorial maybe once an hour. There were so few who stopped to visit. Then I went back there in 2012 and WOW!!! There was a HUGE visitors center and hundreds were line up to get on the quite large boat shuttles to visit the memorial. I think that half or more were Japanese tourists. I could scarcely believe how much that great war memorial and national cemetery had become so popular.
Thanks for the reply Tex! My parents went back every year to house sit for a family we were friends with on Oahu who was a big wig with The Diamond Power Company on the Island and they said that the Memorial had grown to huge numbers as well. I remember those small boats taking us out there when I was a kid....Blessed to have seen this up close and personal AND really thrilled others are seeing this tragic yet historic "Cemetery". Salute Tex man
One last comment on the visitor's center as it was when I visited back in 1976. It is trivia, but I recall that in the small room that sold a few souvenirs they also sold the most ungodly wonderful lemon ice cream in the world. To this day I can remember the taste of the smooth flavor of that ice cream. I have never found anything as good since. I would love to return to Oahu and stay in the Marriott at Waikiki Beach with an unbelievable view of Diamond Head like I had so many times when I stayed there on business from 2009 to 2012.. The traffic is murder in Honolulu because of the great increase in population. On my business trips, I would fly into Honolulu and stay all the next day to acclimate to the difference from the Eastern Time Zone in the US Mainland. I used to sit at the statue of Duke Kahanamoku and call my friends and tell them to pull up the webcam of that site and I would wave to them as we talked. How cool is technology these days. When I started out in the world of electronics, the transistor was as big as my thumbnail. Today, they can get tens of thousands of transistors on that same size. Pomaika`i.
The International Market Place sad to say i sno longer around...as a kid me and my siblings really loved to go off the base and see that place...and one of the beach's we loved called Fort Derussey is no longer around.....hotels were built on the beach and walk ways out to the ocean are now there....no worries...i have my memories!! Cheers and TY for the conversation...Mahalo and Aloha
I walked across the abandoned Ford Island Airfield on a visit to Hawaii. Very eerie feeling. Pavement severely broken,weeds growing in the cracks,as Nature recycles it.
My dad was on the California just prior to the start of the war. In December of 1940 he was transferred from the California to the Brooklyn Navy Yard where they were commissioning the President Hayes, an Attack Transport. He was a Store Keeper. The area where he would of been on the California was hit pretty bad in the attack. He said he probably would not have survived, if he had not transferred prior to the attack.
It's amazing how the teak wood is still intact.. I grew up on Oahu and went to Pearl Harbor many many times.. I always thought it would be a great honor to dive on the Arizona and the other areas of the harbor.. Must be a treasure trove of things to see under that water.. God bless those guys.. They were true heroes
As a SCUBA diver, I thought that also, but I've heard diving on that area is very restricted, and with good reason. I visited twice, once few decades ago, and then again later, and I was in awe of the place, especially remembering what it was all about on 12-7-41. May they all Rest In Peace.
This was very, very moving. Thank you for posting this look at the U.S.S. Arizona from an underwater perspective. I hope I have a chance to visit this site someday.
I visited the USS Arizona Memorial, and I was in absolute awe standing in the Memorial looking up at those plaques and pictures and the names of all who went down with her, I visited her again several years later, such a peaceful place now, in direct contrast to that day on 12-7-41! Eternal RIP to them all. Of course, I couldn't see very far down in the water from the surface but this is interesting, especially those huge guns! I went early in the morning both times, as I'd heard negative things about the crowds and how they let their noisy kids run loose inside and I didn't want that, I wanted the peace and quiet and reverence that Memorial deserves. RIP to all the brave men who rest below her, we will never forget you and your sacrifice for our Country!
Those poor young men never knew what hit them. They never knew an enemy had attacked them. They probably went down thinking there was an explosion in the fuel holding area, or, in the magazines that held the many tons of weapons and gun powder stored on board. They never knew that they would go down in history with the same love and devotion from their country as the men that died in the Alamo, or the people that died on 9/11. RIP boys.
I don't know man I hope that was the case but I don't think so.I think they had enough time to realize that they were being attacked which makes everything even worse. But I hope you're right I hope they didn't realize it
Yes unfortunately they knew what was happening..The final bomb that ripped her apart was dropped during the 2nd wave of bombing by the Japanese. The attack was well underway by that time ..Rest in Peace to all the brave people who died for this great country..God bless you all
I visited the memorial thirty years ago. I recall one Arizona survivor who was a tour volunteer telling the small crowd that there were a few men trapped below who managed to tap out a code and rescuers were able to locate them and get them out. However, other tapping sounds from some other parts of the ship continued for up to two weeks and then there was silence.
I went out on the Arizona when I was in the Air Force, 1973. Looking down into the terret from the observation area, just gives you a strange feeling. You know there are still remains of men such as yourself in side the ship.
When I see those ladders, I can, in my mind, hear the faint echo of general quarters sounding and the feet of those young hero's trying to get to their battle stations.
I grew up across the alley from a guy that was blown off the deck and had to swim to shore. Till the day he died, you wouldn’t DARE park a Japanese car within sight of his house. To say he didn’t like it would be an understatement.
Knew a guy that was pretty much the same. He had been held on one of the Japanese "Hell Ships". During his captivity he told me that with him standing 6'4", he went from 237lbs to 119lbs by the time he was liberated. Of the group he was captured with, only he survived, with this being due to his large size. He said that the times when they were taken off of the ships, they were just worked until they could no longer stand. When a captive fell, they would use him for bayonet practice or an officer would take the man's head off. He often said that if he hadn't been naturally gifted with his size he wouldn't have survived either, and he lived because he naturally had more weight he could lose that the others didn't. He did go on to say that his time was rapidly approaching when he was liberated, and that no human could live in such a way forever.
For years,I have advocated collecting the Arizona seepage oil. and selling vials of it. The proceeds would be used to maintain the Memorial. Would reduce pollution,too.
That’s a tough one. Part of me says leave it, something about people displaying it and also seeing it resold on eBay feels weird. Other part of me sees money being raised and the Arizona getting more people experiencing the memorial that can’t visit. I saw a report from the DOD that the oil and other components are harmful but how intrusive would a cleanup be? Hard to say what would be respectful and respectful to the environment as well.
That is so sad to see that drop of fuel oil still coming up . To me it seems like the ship is crying and the drop of fuel oil is a tear that will allways be coming up to the surface of the water. I served in the Navy and had the great honor to go on the U.S.S. Arzona mem. to see it. I recomend if you ever are able to go on it and see it , dont turn it down .
I hate that it is still leaking. I realize it is a grave site and cannot be tampered with. You probably know more about it than I do: Did they drain most of the oil out?
@@louisskulnik7390 i dont think so, but national parks is monitoring it closely and if it becomes a environmental issue they will take action. I heard the arizona will continue to leak for 500 more years.
I was there the Arizona Memorial I think it's still crying my dad had a cup of cousins on the Arizona so if you over in Hawaii I recommended that you go visit the memorial it's a beautiful place Sailors who died on that ship may they rest in peace forever amen
I am surprised and alarmed that there are young people who don't know anything about our country's history. A young lady claiming "her" country would never drop an atomic bomb on Japan or use firebombs. This level of ignorance would be comical if it wasn't so disturbing. And I agree. Before saying something so ignorant, just open up a tab and check first. Jeez, the internet is right at your fingertips so there is no excuse for not knowing something.
The USS Arizona was the only ship in the US fleet that had a wood burning fireplace in the captains quarters. I live in Hawaii and done volunteer work on the USS Missouri.
ConwayTruckload....OK, now you went and tickled my jealousy bone. I love Oahu more than any other place on earth. But I could never afford to live there. My wife and I are retired with a combined income of just under $3,000 a month. Buying a house on that Paradise of an island is way out of the question. Thanks for your volunteer service. The biggest hearts in the world belong to volunteers.
Thank you. Yea $3K is about what you would pay for rent or a house payment here. The only reason I am able to afford it here is I got my house before the property values went so high about twenty years ago. But I would not be able to afford moving if I had to do so.
brave men! RIP to those who lost their lives defending us. may their souls find peace with God...my hat goes off to you all that have served or will ever serve. America loves you...America's military kicks butt🇺🇸👍
I have had the Honor to pay respect to this great ship pulling in and out Pearl Harbor. Very uplifting and historic to be there. To the men that gave their lives for us of WW2 I thank you for your sacrifices.
I’m at Ford Island every year on the same spot at 0755hrs where Hangar #1 used to be, (the old PBY hangar) there’s a big one & a half inch thick steel plate that covers the hole where a bomb hit & you can still see shrapnel scars that are in bedded in the concrete, to me this is a special place for me & it’s a hollow ground ... AMEN !
I was there 2 years ago, and the bubbles are bigger and more frequent than when we went every year in the 70s. What bothered me was the condition of the USS Missouri. The decks are rotting, and she's falling apart. It never looked that poor in Bremerton
We all need to remember these brave souls and their sacrifice. So many have sacrificed for our country 🇺🇸. So please all you football , basketball fans when those SOB’s take a knee and disrespect our flag 🇺🇸 turn them off. Turn off the damn TV and don’t give them the time of day! God Bless our nation and RIP all that have sacrificed so much.
that gives me a chill to see but when I watch I imagine the scene from titanic, the sunken old ship morphing into its glorious condition making ready to set sail.
I have been to the memorial. It is, indeed, a moving experience (even though I was not born for over 10 years after the attack and therefore do not have any personal remembrances of Dec. 7, 1941).
our family visited the arizona when i was around 14 yrs old 1978 never will forget that. i never seen so many Japanese people in one place in my life there to visit that sight you should have seen the smiles amazing i never will forget
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I to was in The Navy. I am humbled. I was a deck seaman on a Mine Sweeper The USS Pinnacle MSO-462! The words you wrote touched my heart. I will go there some day. Again thank you for your words.
Re: wooden decks. Prissy captains wanted pretty decks, and had expensive teak laid down. When bombed, thousands of wooden splinters injure and blind the crew.High price for 'pretty 'ships.
My father, Everett and my grandfather, Howard Shaffer, were both members of the of the Officers crew, though neither were on board that morning of Dec 7th, my father at a BOQ in Honolulu. Our family was stationed back to Pearl in 1957, my father being in the Supply Corp since the end of WW2.We were able to make our way in sailboats to the sunken ship before the "Memorial" was constructed and opened in 1962, largely due to the efforts of Elvis Presley. My father was assigned to the U.S.S. Indiana for the rest of the war, and in Aug of "45" was in Tokyo Bay for the Japanese surrender. He was literally first person to the beginning and end of the war.
Every time I read and hear about young man losing their lives for this country, I find it absolutely astonishing the young creeps of your day will put their hand over their heart or salute the flag of the United States of America. Is a representation I have a lot of men and women lost their lives over the years of this great country
Those 14 inch guns are looking a little sad. Also, a question, how much oil has leaked from the Arizona since December 7th 1941 to November 3rd 2022? Surely there must be a way to calculate it.
Americans need to visit Arlington National Cemetery and the USS Arizona Memorial and see what our young men and women have sacrificed during their military service. Freedom is not free and we can’t do enough to honor those who have served and are currently standing watch around the world ensuring we sleep under a blanket of freedom each night. Semper Fidelis.
Been there seen that and it moves you to say the least....if you go there..take a moment to reflect....those men never got to have lives, families, watch grandchildren grow....they are forever, a part of history....
That's why this debt was so tragic and so underhanded. Japanese samurai tradition says it is dishonor to not tell your enemy before a fight. Tradition says, when fighting an enemy you must first show yourself before fighting even if that means you must wake your enemy.
The Japanese got their comeuppance and then some. They lost that war, and their empire, simply by starting it. Much time has passed since with much different.
Prior to the bombing of Pearl CINCPAC, as it was known at the time, was based in San Diego and moved to Hawaii. There were 8 Battleships in the harbor at the time of the attack. The California, Arizona, Maryland, Oklahoma, Tenessee, West Virginia and the Nevada were moored along Battleship row by Ford Island. The Pennsylvania was in drydock.
I have visited the USS ARIZONA memorial and was deeply moved by the solemness and respectful attitude of all who were with us. This memorial will give you a new respect for our veterans that our current administration chose to ignore and mistreat.
No dork, it's not OUR current administration that ignores and mistreats vets, it is today's stupid generation, mostly Dems, that ignore and disrespect vets.
Still mad at myself for not going there when i was in pearl harbor but i was in the Navy so i really didnt wanna see another boat at the time sunken memorial or not
Very poor editing job on the video, but still interesting. I visited the USS Arizona memorial on a trip to Hawaii, and felt a pang in my heart as I read the names of those below. War is always a tragedy, but when you see something like this, which was really before your time, you never forget what a sacrifice our men made for their (our) country that very awful day -- RIP to all.
I see the comments about the tags, other than removing trash (the dropping of which is seriously disrespectful in my opinion), are there on going efforts to preserve the ship? I'm thinking of the wooden decking which seems to have survived remarkably well.
I have never been to the USS Arizona, I wish I could. I am 68 years old so I don't think that will ever happen. But if I did I can just see myself, balling like a little baby, At the horrific Thought of what all those men had been through. My heart goes out to all of their families that are left, And there be loved wives.
was wondering just how for into her can they go? do belive it was 1100 died not 1700.still they don't know how much oil is in her tanks and what would be safe way to remove the oil.without risking disator
The last battleship to battleship engagement of WW2 was American versus Japanese BB's and took place on October 25, 1944, well after Pearl Harbor. While great as a visible sign of power in the worlds oceans, they were made obsolete by more modern uses of air power which could project power much more efficiently.
ed trine both were. Hiroshima was also the site if the backup military command centre if Tokyo had to be abandoned. Nagasaki was just north of the Marine's invasion beaches. It has a lovely big harbour to house 100's of suicide boats to sink APA's full of Jarheads. Not to mention airfields for kamikazi planes.
Given that the ship will very soon start to decay and fall apart where it is, I wonder if there are contingency plans when the wreck is little more than parts laying on the bottom of the harbor.
+Jim McNeely I believe that there are using an electro charge to slow the decay. Then charge pads of (I believe) zinc and that decays instead of the steel.
One day I was visiting the memorial as a U.S.Army soldier when this old Japanese man asked me "Where is the Arizona Memorial?"....I simply told him "RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT IT!" Me being from Phoenix,AZ..I will speak the truth.
The Dresden firebombing was an RAF operation - the US part targeted rail yards, not the city itself. In any case, Germany and Japan defined the tactics used in WWII. That they got it back 10 times over, well, too bad.
@ 1:28 is that the camera light or is that an actual light still lighting the place because it really looks like its coming from the ship idk its intresting
@@dexterlovejoy2855 No I am not bothered but from what I have heard the mess it will make if or when it "breaks out" will be a really big undertaking to clean up.
During ww2,my Destroyer,DD540,was at anchor in Pearl. One hot night ,four of us slipped quietly off the fantail,then swam to a buoy. When we got back to the ship,we were covered with black oil. I just think that a bit of that oil was from the Arizona. Had a tough time cleaning up. I am now 98.I turned 21,while tied to a dock there.Shortly after,we were on our way to help at Saipan/Tinian campaign. We were all worried about how we would react to our first taste of 'Action'. We were too busy doing our duties,that we had no time to be scared.First action, we shot down 2 planes, and were very self-satisfied! We shot down 7 before the war ended.
@paul humble please do not take offense to this but your comment saying it was on the verge of being outdated is not correct. The uss Arizona was actually a top notch battleship in her time. The 14 nice turrets on the ships front part were capable of hitting targets up to 20 miles away and was also able to fire a 1,800 pound shell which is also the same weight as the bomb that hit the Foward magazine to cause the sinking of the ship that i see everyday while driving over ford island bridge.
Andrew Brown A fair number of men survived the sinkings of these battleships. 32 guys were pulled from the USS Oklahoma after it had sunk. Three other sailors survived the sinking of the USS West Virginia, only to die in its bowels. Endicott, Olds and Costin survived 16 days. Their bodies were found six months later when the ship was raised. Men keeping watch could hear them pounding on the hull to be heard, but no one could do anything except cover their ears.
On my several trips to Oahu, I have noted that Honolulu and Waikiki are overrun with Japanese tourists. I took the tour of the USS Arizona and at least half of the people on the shuttle boat were Japanese. I was wondering what was going through their minds as they stood in front of the wall that had the names of the American dead inscribed. I read somewhere that Japanese students are no longer taught about the atrocities the Japanese committed during WW2, including the attack at Pearl Harbor. Does anyone know if that is true?
They probably felt the same way l felt when l visited Peace Park at Hiroshima many years ago. Yes the curiosity feeling is there at first but once you get there at is very somber. You get in a very respectful attitude. I'm sure it is the same for the Japanese tourists that visit the Arizona memorial. Don't blame the people, blame the governments. Governments are the creators of war.
Were you taught about the "atrocities" the Americans committed during 2WW? yep that's what I figured....it was war and things need to be done during war, may there never be another one but I am not holding my breath for that to happen....
@@Dargonkin527 -- Yes, I was in high school in the mid 1960's and in our American History class we were taught about some (obviously not all) of the terrible things our military did in the Civil War, WW1, and WW2. Vietnam had only just started. I joined the Marine Corps right out of high school to go to fight Communism in Vietnam. There were atrocities there, also. My point is that the new generation of Japanese kids are not taught how their country set off on a campaign of world domination and that they killed 9 million people before their war machine was stopped. If people forget about their past they might just repeat it.
A 21 year old young man with dark hair, blue eyes, and a shy tender smile within a clear complexion lies somewhere below within the Arizona. We love you, great uncle Orville Rusher! Thank you for giving your life that we may live free. We'll see you in Heaven.....
I stood there in 1979...as an eleven Year old boy and it affected me.....God bless those people that put on the uniform
It affected me as an 18 year old kid back in 1985.
I had the honor to re-enlist in 1983 on the memorial. I thought it would have been a great tribute to the first fighters to give their lives. Never Forget 🇺🇸
My last reup was on her in 1986.
Hallowed Ground...RIP to all those fine men who served on the Arizona
my great grandfather Rash was stationed in San Diego Harbor on December 7th 1941. he was coalman on board one of the destroyers. he fought in both world wars. Thanks for your service papa.
I have been underway aboard ship and manned the rail saluting all the fallen shipmates a very sombering moment, one I will never forget
I work on a sportfishing boat. I always take a moment to respect the sea and the lives within it.
I lived on Hickam AFB on Oahu for 4 years as my Dad was a USAF Officer and pilot. Across the bay from Hickam was Pearl Harbor and we could see The Arizona Memorial from our side of the bay. I went to The Memorial many times on school trips and of course we always took family members from the mainland that came to visit. I'd venture to say that I was on The Memorial close to 10-12 times in 4 years and I'll never forget how quiet it is as well. Bless All
The Stuport... I visited the memorial for the first time in 1976. They had a small boat carry people to the memorial maybe once an hour. There were so few who stopped to visit. Then I went back there in 2012 and WOW!!! There was a HUGE visitors center and hundreds were line up to get on the quite large boat shuttles to visit the memorial. I think that half or more were Japanese tourists. I could scarcely believe how much that great war memorial and national cemetery had become so popular.
Thanks for the reply Tex! My parents went back every year to house sit for a family we were friends with on Oahu who was a big wig with The Diamond Power Company on the Island and they said that the Memorial had grown to huge numbers as well. I remember those small boats taking us out there when I was a kid....Blessed to have seen this up close and personal AND really thrilled others are seeing this tragic yet historic "Cemetery". Salute Tex man
One last comment on the visitor's center as it was when I visited back in 1976. It is trivia, but I recall that in the small room that sold a few souvenirs they also sold the most ungodly wonderful lemon ice cream in the world. To this day I can remember the taste of the smooth flavor of that ice cream. I have never found anything as good since. I would love to return to Oahu and stay in the Marriott at Waikiki Beach with an unbelievable view of Diamond Head like I had so many times when I stayed there on business from 2009 to 2012.. The traffic is murder in Honolulu because of the great increase in population. On my business trips, I would fly into Honolulu and stay all the next day to acclimate to the difference from the Eastern Time Zone in the US Mainland. I used to sit at the statue of Duke Kahanamoku and call my friends and tell them to pull up the webcam of that site and I would wave to them as we talked. How cool is technology these days. When I started out in the world of electronics, the transistor was as big as my thumbnail. Today, they can get tens of thousands of transistors on that same size. Pomaika`i.
The International Market Place sad to say i sno longer around...as a kid me and my siblings really loved to go off the base and see that place...and one of the beach's we loved called Fort Derussey is no longer around.....hotels were built on the beach and walk ways out to the ocean are now there....no worries...i have my memories!! Cheers and TY for the conversation...Mahalo and Aloha
I walked across the abandoned Ford Island Airfield on a visit to Hawaii. Very eerie feeling. Pavement severely broken,weeds growing in the cracks,as Nature recycles it.
The remains of sailor from the USS Oklahoma has just returned home this week after successful DNA analysis.
Salute & R.I.P.
My dad was on the California just prior to the start of the war. In December of 1940 he was transferred from the California to the Brooklyn Navy Yard where they were commissioning the President Hayes, an Attack Transport. He was a Store Keeper. The area where he would of been on the California was hit pretty bad in the attack. He said he probably would not have survived, if he had not transferred prior to the attack.
My father was a California sailor too ..had only been aboard a short time before the attack. Never talked about it much....
It's amazing how the teak wood is still intact.. I grew up on Oahu and went to Pearl Harbor many many times.. I always thought it would be a great honor to dive on the Arizona and the other areas of the harbor.. Must be a treasure trove of things to see under that water.. God bless those guys.. They were true heroes
As a SCUBA diver, I thought that also, but I've heard diving on that area is very restricted, and with good reason. I visited twice, once few decades ago, and then again later, and I was in awe of the place, especially remembering what it was all about on 12-7-41. May they all Rest In Peace.
RIP Hero's. Your not forgotten. 🇺🇸
I was luck enough to visit the Arizona and the sailors who still remain on her to this day. That was a sad day in history. Rest easy sailors.
Was just there last week. Powerful and emotional to see it for the first time.
When I visited the Arizona Memorial I was moved to tears. It's a great tragedy that should never be forgotten.
This was very, very moving. Thank you for posting this look at the U.S.S. Arizona from an underwater perspective. I hope I have a chance to visit this site someday.
I visited the USS Arizona Memorial, and I was in absolute awe standing in the Memorial looking up at those plaques and pictures and the names of all who went down with her, I visited her again several years later, such a peaceful place now, in direct contrast to that day on 12-7-41! Eternal RIP to them all. Of course, I couldn't see very far down in the water from the surface but this is interesting, especially those huge guns! I went early in the morning both times, as I'd heard negative things about the crowds and how they let their noisy kids run loose inside and I didn't want that, I wanted the peace and quiet and reverence that Memorial deserves. RIP to all the brave men who rest below her, we will never forget you and your sacrifice for our Country!
Those poor young men never knew what hit them. They never knew an enemy had attacked them. They probably went down thinking there was an explosion in the fuel holding area, or, in the magazines that held the many tons of weapons and gun powder stored on board. They never knew that they would go down in history with the same love and devotion from their country as the men that died in the Alamo, or the people that died on 9/11. RIP boys.
I don't know man I hope that was the case but I don't think so.I think they had enough time to realize that they were being attacked which makes everything even worse. But I hope you're right I hope they didn't realize it
Sadly I am pretty sure they new. The attack was well underway if I remember right when the bombs hit the magazine.
Yes unfortunately they knew what was happening..The final bomb that ripped her apart was dropped during the 2nd wave of bombing by the Japanese. The attack was well underway by that time ..Rest in Peace to all the brave people who died for this great country..God bless you all
I visited the memorial thirty years ago. I recall one Arizona survivor who was a tour volunteer telling the small crowd that there were a few men trapped below who managed to tap out a code and rescuers were able to locate them and get them out. However, other tapping sounds from some other parts of the ship continued for up to two weeks and then there was silence.
@@Chazd1949 How sad that is. That would have been a very slow and agonizing death, let's hope that most of them went quickly.
I went out on the Arizona when I was in the Air Force, 1973. Looking down into the terret from the observation area, just gives you a strange feeling. You know there are still remains of men such as yourself in side the ship.
Doubt there's anything left of any remains. Even the bone is long gone likely. Remains don't last long under water.
When I see those ladders, I can, in my mind, hear the faint echo of general quarters sounding and the feet of those young hero's trying to get to their battle stations.
I grew up across the alley from a guy that was blown off the deck and had to swim to shore. Till the day he died, you wouldn’t DARE park a Japanese car within sight of his house. To say he didn’t like it would be an understatement.
Knew a guy that was pretty much the same. He had been held on one of the Japanese "Hell Ships". During his captivity he told me that with him standing 6'4", he went from 237lbs to 119lbs by the time he was liberated. Of the group he was captured with, only he survived, with this being due to his large size. He said that the times when they were taken off of the ships, they were just worked until they could no longer stand. When a captive fell, they would use him for bayonet practice or an officer would take the man's head off. He often said that if he hadn't been naturally gifted with his size he wouldn't have survived either, and he lived because he naturally had more weight he could lose that the others didn't. He did go on to say that his time was rapidly approaching when he was liberated, and that no human could live in such a way forever.
My grandfather was stationed at Hickam Airfield when the attack occurred. I wish he was still alive, so I could ask him about that day. (Died in 1986)
Very interesting video , thanks for sharing. :)
I met a man who served in the USS AZ. he's 97 old years now.
Len,
Pottstown, PA.
I once had a Navy School mate from Pottstown. Someone dubbed him 'Potsy',and the name stuck!
For years,I have advocated collecting the Arizona seepage oil. and selling vials of it. The proceeds would be used to maintain the Memorial. Would reduce pollution,too.
Not a terrible idea either
I would be as near first in line as possible to purchase!
That’s a tough one. Part of me says leave it, something about people displaying it and also seeing it resold on eBay feels weird. Other part of me sees money being raised and the Arizona getting more people experiencing the memorial that can’t visit. I saw a report from the DOD that the oil and other components are harmful but how intrusive would a cleanup be? Hard to say what would be respectful and respectful to the environment as well.
I’d buy some
I really like that idea. They sell the flags that fly on the Arizona why not the oil?
That is so sad to see that drop of fuel oil still coming up . To me it seems like the ship is crying and the drop of fuel oil is a tear that will allways be coming up to the surface of the water. I served in the Navy and had the great honor to go on the U.S.S. Arzona mem. to see it. I recomend if you ever are able to go on it and see it , dont turn it down .
The tear says "remember us."
I hate that it is still leaking. I realize it is a grave site and cannot be tampered with. You probably know more about it than I do: Did they drain most of the oil out?
@@louisskulnik7390 i dont think so, but national parks is monitoring it closely and if it becomes a environmental issue they will take action. I heard the arizona will continue to leak for 500 more years.
I was there the Arizona Memorial I think it's still crying my dad had a cup of cousins on the Arizona so if you over in Hawaii I recommended that you go visit the memorial it's a beautiful place Sailors who died on that ship may they rest in peace forever amen
"THE GREATEST GENERATION" Has my greatest admiration. Frm my generation, "GEN X"
I am surprised and alarmed that there are young people who don't know anything about our country's history. A young lady claiming "her" country would never drop an atomic bomb on Japan or use firebombs. This level of ignorance would be comical if it wasn't so disturbing.
And I agree. Before saying something so ignorant, just open up a tab and check first. Jeez, the internet is right at your fingertips so there is no excuse for not knowing something.
Australians are the same way.
Anglo Saxon exceptionalism is a very dangerous frame of mind.
@@michellemaher6144 shut up. We are exceptional unlike you fruitcakes who refuse to see basic reality
I was a BM on USS Juneau (LPD-10) my greatest moment was rendering honors to the Arizona coming into pearl
The USS Arizona was the only ship in the US fleet that had a wood burning fireplace in the captains quarters. I live in Hawaii and done volunteer work on the USS Missouri.
ConwayTruckload....OK, now you went and tickled my jealousy bone. I love Oahu more than any other place on earth. But I could never afford to live there. My wife and I are retired with a combined income of just under $3,000 a month. Buying a house on that Paradise of an island is way out of the question. Thanks for your volunteer service. The biggest hearts in the world belong to volunteers.
Thank you. Yea $3K is about what you would pay for rent or a house payment here. The only reason I am able to afford it here is I got my house before the property values went so high about twenty years ago. But I would not be able to afford moving if I had to do so.
The Arizona never was removed from the rolls of active ships.It still Lives!
ConwayTruckload Wtf? Craziness
brave men! RIP to those who lost their lives defending us. may their souls find peace with God...my hat goes off to you all that have served or will ever serve. America loves you...America's military kicks butt🇺🇸👍
I have had the Honor to pay respect to this great ship pulling in and out Pearl Harbor. Very uplifting and historic to be there. To the men that gave their lives for us of WW2 I thank you for your sacrifices.
Me also, my last re-up before I retired was on the Arizona.
it's sad to see ALL the reminders of the lost souls that got hit that day. I pray that they can ALL R.I.P.one day.
No better men ever lived. God bless them and the USA.
I’m at Ford Island every year on the same spot at 0755hrs where Hangar #1 used to be, (the old PBY hangar) there’s a big one & a half inch thick steel plate that covers the hole where a bomb hit & you can still see shrapnel scars that are in bedded in the concrete, to me this is a special place for me & it’s a hollow ground ... AMEN !
I walked across that Airfield, not long ago, and had a full sense of History.
When u here the phrase "all american" i think of men such as these... may their souls be at peace. R.I.P.... x
Note the oil floating to the surface at 3:40.
there is still a lot of fuel oil left onboard
Note the wood deck still in place!!!
I think they call those the ships tears
@@stephanielitton2929 'Black tears' or the 'Tears of the Arizona', yes.
Heard it leaks a quart per day
I was there 2 years ago, and the bubbles are bigger and more frequent than when we went every year in the 70s. What bothered me was the condition of the USS Missouri. The decks are rotting, and she's falling apart. It never looked that poor in Bremerton
Love each of us soldiers .. it's awful missing special ppl n we each stay United in each day .
We all need to remember these brave souls and their sacrifice. So many have sacrificed for our country 🇺🇸.
So please all you football , basketball fans when those SOB’s take a knee and disrespect our flag 🇺🇸 turn them off. Turn off the damn TV and don’t give them the time of day!
God Bless our nation and RIP all that have sacrificed so much.
It's sad that people let their bastard kids run around & scream. it's a sacred place as well as a Chapel. Treat it with the respect that it deserves.
SUNSHINE STATE SHIPPING CO.- It's way worse to see the occasional Japanese tourist yucking it up...
that gives me a chill to see but when I watch I imagine the scene from titanic, the sunken old ship morphing into its glorious condition making ready to set sail.
I have been to the memorial. It is, indeed, a moving experience (even though I was not born for over 10 years after the attack and therefore do not have any personal remembrances of Dec. 7, 1941).
31 seconds of a black screen to start a video is not good
our family visited the arizona when i was around 14 yrs old 1978 never will forget that.
i never seen so many Japanese people in one place in my life there
to visit that sight you should have seen the smiles amazing i never will forget
I to was in The Navy. I am humbled. I was a deck seaman on a Mine Sweeper The USS Pinnacle MSO-462! The words you wrote touched my heart. I will go there some day. Again thank you for your words.
It's amazing that there is still wood deck remaining seeing as it is exposed.
+Robert Curtis -That's a pretty resilient wood.
Flagrum3
They used teak.
Teak wears rather well !
Re: wooden decks. Prissy captains wanted pretty decks, and had expensive teak laid down. When bombed, thousands of wooden splinters injure and blind the crew.High price for 'pretty 'ships.
My father, Everett and my grandfather, Howard Shaffer, were both members of the of the Officers crew, though neither were on board that morning of Dec 7th, my father at a BOQ in Honolulu. Our family was stationed back to Pearl in 1957, my father being in the Supply Corp since the end of WW2.We were able to make our way in sailboats to the sunken ship before the "Memorial" was constructed and opened in 1962, largely due to the efforts of Elvis Presley. My father was assigned to the U.S.S. Indiana for the rest of the war, and in Aug of "45" was in Tokyo Bay for the Japanese surrender. He was literally first person to the beginning and end of the war.
Thank you all for your service.
Every time I read and hear about young man losing their lives for this country, I find it absolutely astonishing the young creeps of your day will put their hand over their heart or salute the flag of the United States of America. Is a representation I have a lot of men and women lost their lives over the years of this great country
Those 14 inch guns are looking a little sad. Also, a question, how much oil has leaked from the Arizona since December 7th 1941 to November 3rd 2022? Surely there must be a way to calculate it.
rest in peace us sailors we will rember all of you
God bless you heroes very touching
Americans need to visit Arlington National Cemetery and the USS Arizona Memorial and see what our young men and women have sacrificed during their military service. Freedom is not free and we can’t do enough to honor those who have served and are currently standing watch around the world ensuring we sleep under a blanket of freedom each night. Semper Fidelis.
Been there seen that and it moves you to say the least....if you go there..take a moment to reflect....those men never got to have lives, families, watch grandchildren grow....they are forever, a part of history....
Poor guys never even had a chance to defend themselves…I'll leave it at that
That's why this debt was so tragic and so underhanded. Japanese samurai tradition says it is dishonor to not tell your enemy before a fight. Tradition says, when fighting an enemy you must first show yourself before fighting even if that means you must wake your enemy.
The Japanese got their comeuppance and then some. They lost that war, and their empire, simply by starting it.
Much time has passed since with much different.
1:29 what room is that
Officers' mess room
So many normal, common things, a bottle, some flatware, memorial to the speed of death.
Prior to the bombing of Pearl CINCPAC, as it was known at the time, was based in San Diego and moved to Hawaii. There were 8 Battleships in the harbor at the time of the attack. The California, Arizona, Maryland, Oklahoma, Tenessee, West Virginia and the Nevada were moored along Battleship row by Ford Island. The Pennsylvania was in drydock.
I have visited the USS ARIZONA memorial and was deeply moved by the solemness and respectful attitude of all who were with us. This memorial will give you a new respect for our veterans that our current administration chose to ignore and mistreat.
No dork, it's not OUR current administration that ignores and mistreats vets, it is today's stupid generation, mostly Dems, that ignore and disrespect vets.
I visited here many years ago. I am still moved seeing these images. We need to honor our veterans both living and deceased!
I don’t understand.. the title is “underneath the Arizona “. That wasn’t underneath anything but the water..
He may very well have been one who "left it". Come to pay his respects to honored adversaries.
Nice video, glad they didn’t dub in music and ruin it.
I couldn't have said it better myself...sometime in my life, I really want to see it. (Ex-Navy CT)
What is the story of the bare deck at 2:03?
Still mad at myself for not going there when i was in pearl harbor but i was in the Navy so i really didnt wanna see another boat at the time sunken memorial or not
Crazy to thing that bubble of oil has taken so long to make it to the surface then basically disappears when it gets there.
There's a reason they say war is hell. You shouldn't comment about it unless you've seen a taste of it.
Very poor editing job on the video, but still interesting. I visited the USS Arizona memorial on a trip to Hawaii, and felt a pang in my heart as I read the names of those below. War is always a tragedy, but when you see something like this, which was really before your time, you never forget what a sacrifice our men made for their (our) country that very awful day -- RIP to all.
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I see the comments about the tags, other than removing trash (the dropping of which is seriously disrespectful in my opinion), are there on going efforts to preserve the ship? I'm thinking of the wooden decking which seems to have survived remarkably well.
i loved the story of the uss arizona it touch my heart
I have never been to the USS Arizona, I wish I could. I am 68 years old so I don't think that will ever happen. But if I did I can just see myself, balling like a little baby, At the horrific Thought of what all those men had been through. My heart goes out to all of their families that are left, And there be loved wives.
was wondering just how for into her can they go? do belive it was 1100 died not 1700.still they don't know how much oil is in her tanks and what would be safe way to remove the oil.without risking disator
At least I now know what it would sound like to live in a crisp packet.
Seriously dude?
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Or would an entire bomb explode leaving nothing left of the bomb?
The last battleship to battleship engagement of WW2 was American versus Japanese BB's and took place on October 25, 1944, well after Pearl Harbor. While great as a visible sign of power in the worlds oceans, they were made obsolete by more modern uses of air power which could project power much more efficiently.
If you check into it you'll find both cities were a military target. One was a ship building site.
ed trine both were. Hiroshima was also the site if the backup military command centre if Tokyo had to be abandoned. Nagasaki was just north of the Marine's invasion beaches. It has a lovely big harbour to house 100's of suicide boats to sink APA's full of Jarheads. Not to mention airfields for kamikazi planes.
Given that the ship will very soon start to decay and fall apart where it is, I wonder if there are contingency plans when the wreck is little more than parts laying on the bottom of the harbor.
Jim McNeely There are 500,000 gallons of oil still onboard. They are working on that problem now. Not going to be easy as this is a gravesite.
+Vernon Slone I don't think 90 year olds could clean up oil.
+Vernon Slone I don't think you should be a live creature lol
+Vernon Slone I think they like being called Nips.
+Jim McNeely I believe that there are using an electro charge to slow the decay. Then charge pads of (I believe) zinc and that decays instead of the steel.
I'm sorry Joshua I miss u .. miss u miss you...
One day I was visiting the memorial as a U.S.Army soldier when this old Japanese man asked me "Where is the Arizona Memorial?"....I simply told him "RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT IT!"
Me being from Phoenix,AZ..I will speak the truth.
too bad you left nothing at the Japanese cities you took out with the nukes, all vaporized instantly. Whose truth is harsher huh?!
and how did you know he had any thing to do with it
I would love to dive the Arizona however realizing that it’s also a tomb I sure wouldn’t touch anything.
God bless the sailors.
Good grief, for once I'm speechless.....
The Dresden firebombing was an RAF operation - the US part targeted rail yards, not the city itself.
In any case, Germany and Japan defined the tactics used in WWII. That they got it back 10 times over, well, too bad.
yes conventional weapons are exactly the same as nuclear ones what a silly idea that is!!!
I was there in 1974. I have never forgotten the men that died there.
Will u please come to Tennessee n fix this
@ 1:28 is that the camera light or is that an actual light still lighting the place because it really looks like its coming from the ship idk its intresting
+Jacob Unamuno The janitor left the lights on.
tryithere lol classic, ya seriously not doing his job right
How long before something has to be done about the tons (I have read or seen) of oil that are still on board?
Is it bothering you?
It's just a little oil.
It came out of the earth.
Once it loses it's surface tension it sinks back down into the earth.
@@dexterlovejoy2855 No I am not bothered but from what I have heard the mess it will make if or when it "breaks out" will be a really big undertaking to clean up.
@@robertjwilliams3532 WAAAAA!!!!
During ww2,my Destroyer,DD540,was at anchor in Pearl. One hot night ,four of us slipped quietly off the fantail,then swam to a buoy. When we got back to the ship,we were covered with black oil. I just think that a bit of that oil was from the Arizona. Had a tough time cleaning up. I am now 98.I turned 21,while tied to a dock there.Shortly after,we were on our way to help at Saipan/Tinian campaign. We were all worried about how we would react to our first taste of 'Action'. We were too busy doing our duties,that we had no time to be scared.First action, we shot down 2 planes, and were very self-satisfied! We shot down 7 before the war ended.
Having been navy it gives me greater pleasure than for most to honor you service.
Heroes,every one of them
Will there be unexploded bombs left ?
2230 people died in pearl harbor half more tyan half was on the arizona
@paul humble please do not take offense to this but your comment saying it was on the verge of being outdated is not correct. The uss Arizona was actually a top notch battleship in her time. The 14 nice turrets on the ships front part were capable of hitting targets up to 20 miles away and was also able to fire a 1,800 pound shell which is also the same weight as the bomb that hit the Foward magazine to cause the sinking of the ship that i see everyday while driving over ford island bridge.
4 turrets, not 14. Typo.
Why do they show guns on the ship, they were removed?
What would happen if you drained the USS Arizona
I wonder what became of the men trapped in the watertight compartments. was any attempt made to recover them? what would their bodies condition be?
Andrew Brown A fair number of men survived the sinkings of these battleships. 32 guys were pulled from the USS Oklahoma after it had sunk. Three other sailors survived the sinking of the USS West Virginia, only to die in its bowels. Endicott, Olds and Costin survived 16 days. Their bodies were found six months later when the ship was raised. Men keeping watch could hear them pounding on the hull to be heard, but no one could do anything except cover their ears.
I always think the same thing.
God bless..
I myself reside in Tennessee I'm one of the team of pearl harbor God bless the entire family and love me... lol
is that a drop of oil at 359
Yes
I believe they describe it as the Arizona, either bleeding, or weeping.
USS California was salvaged, repaired and returned to duty. She was ultimately scrapped by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in 1959.
80 + years at the bottom of Pearl…….
Been there twice. Amazing history but incredibly sad…. So many what if’s…..😪. RIP guys
whatever happened to the uss california?
caleb ash eventually she was refloated and rebuilt. She re-entered service Jan 1944 and provided shore bombardment duty
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On my several trips to Oahu, I have noted that Honolulu and Waikiki are overrun with Japanese tourists. I took the tour of the USS Arizona and at least half of the people on the shuttle boat were Japanese. I was wondering what was going through their minds as they stood in front of the wall that had the names of the American dead inscribed. I read somewhere that Japanese students are no longer taught about the atrocities the Japanese committed during WW2, including the attack at Pearl Harbor. Does anyone know if that is true?
They probably felt the same way l felt when l visited Peace Park at Hiroshima many years ago. Yes the curiosity feeling is there at first but once you get there at is very somber. You get in a very respectful attitude. I'm sure it is the same for the Japanese tourists that visit the Arizona memorial. Don't blame the people, blame the governments. Governments are the creators of war.
Were you taught about the "atrocities" the Americans committed during 2WW? yep that's what I figured....it was war and things need to be done during war, may there never be another one but I am not holding my breath for that to happen....
@@Dargonkin527 -- Yes, I was in high school in the mid 1960's and in our American History class we were taught about some (obviously not all) of the terrible things our military did in the Civil War, WW1, and WW2. Vietnam had only just started. I joined the Marine Corps right out of high school to go to fight Communism in Vietnam. There were atrocities there, also. My point is that the new generation of Japanese kids are not taught how their country set off on a campaign of world domination and that they killed 9 million people before their war machine was stopped. If people forget about their past they might just repeat it.
Most emotional place I have ever been in my life