A total of 1,177 sailors and marines were killed on USS Arizona the morning of December 7, 1941. This represents the greatest loss of life in U.S. Naval history, and more than half of the 2,335 U.S. servicemen from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps killed during the Pearl Harbor attack. One question still haunts visitors to the Arizona Memorial even to this day. Why were the dead not removed? Initially, about 105 bodies were removed, but because the ship was never raised, the remainder could not. The priority at that time was salvage of ships that could be repaired -- the Arizona was not in that category. As a result, the bodies deteriorated to the point of not being identifiable. Even as late as 1947, requests were made in regard to removal of the dead, but rejected. They are considered buried at sea by the US Navy. The battleships Oklahoma, Arizona and target ship Utah were sunk during the attack; battleships California and West Virginia, and minelayer Oglala were sunk but later raised and returned to service. The battleships Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Maryland, cruisers Raleigh, Honolulu and Helena, destroyers Cassin, Shaw and Downes, and auxiliary ships Curtiss and Vestal were damaged but repaired. A total of 98 Naval aircraft were lost, as well as 64 Army aircraft. Only 1,158 people survived.
Over 1,000 crewmen remain entombed within her hull.
1,177 men died on the Arizona
There were 1,102 people trapped in the Arizona
Of the 1,177 total casualties (Kia) aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, approximately 72 were U.S. Marines (Active and Reserve).
The USS Arizona (BB-39) carried 1400 servicemen at the time of its sinking. Of these, 1177 were killed.
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It has been said that app. 78.9 percent of men died on the USS Arizona over 2,000 men and women died during pearl harbor total It has been said that app. 78.9 percent of men died on the USS Arizona over 2,000 men and women died during pearl harbor total
The USS Arizona is still in service in honor of the men who died but bodies could not be retrieved due to the dangers of the ships collapsing.
I believe of the 2402 military killed in the Pearl Harbor attack 1177 people died when the USS Arizona sank. It trapped them in the ship and drowned them to death.
To the men that died that Sunday morning on Dec. 7, 1941.
The USS Nevada (BB-36) lost 50 killed and 109 wounded at Pearl Harbor.
It has been said that app. 78.9 percent of men died on the USS Arizona over 2,000 men and women died during pearl harbor total It has been said that app. 78.9 percent of men died on the USS Arizona over 2,000 men and women died during pearl harbor total
The USS Arizona Memorial commemorates the men who died on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It is built over the remains of the USS Arizona. The Arizona was one of the ships sunk in the attack, and the remains of many sailors are still aboard.
The USS Arizona is still in service in honor of the men who died but bodies could not be retrieved due to the dangers of the ships collapsing.
I believe of the 2402 military killed in the Pearl Harbor attack 1177 people died when the USS Arizona sank. It trapped them in the ship and drowned them to death.
1177 men were killed
1,177 people were killed when the USS Arizone was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
To the men that died that Sunday morning on Dec. 7, 1941.
I believe you are thinking of the anchor that is on display as part of the USS Arizona memorial. This anchor was actually recovered from the wreckage of the USS Arizona and stands at the entrance of the memorial. The USS Arizona is actually considered a "grave" because the remains of many of the men who served aboard her are still entombed within the ship.
There were 429 deaths on the USS Oklahoma when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor.
The USS Nevada (BB-36) lost 50 killed and 109 wounded at Pearl Harbor.
The tomb of over 1,000 men; the battleship USS Arizona.
The US dead in the attack on Hawaii were from all over the US. Most of the men killed were sailors in the US Navy. There were about 2400 men killed, and around 1800 were Navy men, around 400 were Army men, and the rest were Marines. Almost half the men who were killed died on the USS Arizona when it blew up. The peacetime Navy had allowed brothers to join up and serve together. There were 77 pairs of brothers who died on the Arizona, among the nearly 1200 men killed aboard her. Over 400 more Navy sailors died on the USS Oklahoma when it turned over.