Explore the USS Arizona Memorial

General Conditions at the Arizona Memorial

• The Pearl Harbor attack documentary can prove to be emotional to some tourists.
• A 10-minute US Navy boat ride over to the USS Arizona Memorial.
• The duration of the complete program is 1 hour and 15 minutes (23-minute documentary film on the actual attack, 10 minute-boat ride to and from the Memorial and the time spent at the Memorial).
• Stormy weather can cause closings.
• Visitors should be capable of walking 4 city blocks.
• You may have to wait for a long time, up to 3 hours or more on a busy day. Advance reservation of tickets is advisable.

• Benches are present throughout the Visitors Center  for visitors with mobility problems.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved in 1958, legislation calling for the creation of USS Arizona Memorial to honor the memory of the military personnel that perished under the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1962, the USS Arizona Memorial was opened by the Pacific War Memorial Commission, suspending respectfully over the remains of the sunken battleship.

The US Navy was managing the USS Arizona Memorial until 1980 after which the National Park Service took the responsibility. The USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center was built and inaugurated by the US Navy and the National Park Service that very year.

An Executive Order was passed under the Bush Administration on December 5, 2008, expanding the mission of the National Park Service to manage and oversee the entire World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument and the following sites at Pearl Harbor: the USS Arizona Memorial and Visitor Center (now referred to as the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center); the USS Utah and USS Oklahoma Memorials, six Chief Petty Officer bungalows on Ford Island; and mooring quays F6 North and South, F7 North and South, and F8 North and South (part of Battleship Row).

Purpose of the Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor

The purpose of the monument is to…”preserve, interpret, and commemorate the history of World War II in the Pacific from the events leading to the December 7, 1941, attack on Oahu, to peace and reconciliation.”

Below mentioned statements show the purpose and importance of the World War II Valor in the Pacific Monument:

Honoring the sacrifices of those soldiers who lost their lives during the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor is at the heart of the National Park Service

• Honoring the 1,177 crewmen at The USS Arizona Memorial
• Honoring the 429 sailors at The USS Oklahoma Memorial
• Honoring the 58 men who lost their lives at The USS Utah Memorial.

You can get information about the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

• Two exhibit galleries.
• Bookstore teeming with important books and WWII souvenirs.
• A theater
• An audio tour
• Outdoor exhibits.

These statements recount why a monument’s resources and values are essential to receive the post as a unit of the national park system. These statements are backed by data, research, and consensus that connects to the purpose of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Pearl Harbor. The Park’s important nature is described in various statements of significance and the reason an area is essential in context of regional, global, national, and system. In the Pacific National Monument, Pearl Harbor, the statements presented below have been recognised for World War II Valor: