From her construction during World War I to her tragic destruction during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, USS Arizona is a symbol of sacrifice and resilience. But while widely known for her catastrophic demise, Arizona served the United States Navy valiantly for more than 2 decades, and while no telling of Arizona’s story would ever be complete without the tale of her tragic downfall, I seek to show that there’s much more to her story than that infamous day in December of 1941.
**This video is dedicated to the men of USS Arizona who served and suffered on that Sunday morning in December 1941**
Sources/Credits (photos):
Navsource, Naval History & Heritage Command, U.S. Naval Institute
Film Credit: US National Archives
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The USS Arizona along with the sunken USS Oklahoma are currently under construction as the first Block V (5) Virginia class submarines. Also a fun fact, every B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber is named after a state. AV-2 is the Spirit of Arizona and the AV-18 is the Spirit of Oklahoma
My two 2nd cousins are still aboard, they were the O'Bryan's, Joseph B. and George D.
My great uncle was onshore during the attack. When it was over, he was sent on a rowboat into the harbor to fish survivors out of the water. It turns out his boat became surrounded by countless corpses, and he found no survivors. If you've seen that awful Pearl Harbor movie with Ben Affleck, there's a dramatic aerial shot of this experience based on his account.
10:49 An eerie omen of things to come for the fate of both ships.
Watching this on Dec. 7. Impactful.
Such a tragic sacrifice, as former secretary of the Navy, Roosevelt knew exactly what he was doing when he moved our battleships all in range of his majesties aircraft carriers, POS
I am watching this video on Sat. Dec., 7,2024.
The greatest generation.
Many, many other ships in the US Navy were just as important as the Arizona. The only reason this ship is celebrated as it is in this video, is because it was blown up during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
She was a beautiful ship. Thank you, Valour Vault 🇺🇲
An awesome and detailed vid on this ship. Remember Pearl Harbor.🇺🇸
The Arizona was just a beautiful ship. I believe she would have acquitted herself well had she the opportunity.
I learned a lot from this video. Thank You for helping to keep This Date in focus!