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The USS Arizona (BB-39) isn't just a memorial - it's also a huge WWII gravesite. Of the 2,402 sailors killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 1,177 were killed aboard the Arizona; of those killed, 1,102 remained entombed aboard the wreck after it sunk and were never recovered.

The wreck was partially stripped (upper sections were cut away and moved to Ford Island, where the wreckage still remains), but what was left is considered a military gravesite. Due to the number of sailors entombed there, the Arizona became the logical choice for a Memorial site for visitors and survivors. Over time, it's grown to be the memorial "focal point" and national symbol for all those who were killed during the attack, though there are other spots around the island.

The National Park Service tends the site, including the wreck.

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