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Are there skeletons in Pearl Harbor?

Eighty years after more than two thousand Americans lost their lives in the attack, hundreds of them remain entombed in a sunken ship at Pearl Harbor.

Why can’t divers go into the USS Arizona?

Because the Arizona is considered to be a memorial, it is unlawful for divers to enter the ship, so careful egresses are made using underwater rovers that document interior conditions. Members of PVA dive the waters of the USS Arizona along with the National Park Service.

How deep is the water at Pearl Harbor?

The average depth of the harbor is only 45 feet deep or just over 13 meters. When dropped, a torpedo will drop to a depth of 100 feet before rising so the make an attack successful, they had to add wooden fins to the torpedos and practice for almost a year to learn how to launch attacks on the ships in the harbor.

What is not allowed at Pearl Harbor?

Items that are NOT allowed at the monument:

Bags that offer concealment, such as purses, handbags, backpacks, fanny packs, camera bags, diaper bags, luggage, etc. that exceed the measurements of 1.5″ X 2.25″ X 5.5,” are not allowed at the monument.

Is the USS Arizona still underwater?

“Today, Arizona rests where she fell, submerged in about 40 feet of water just off the coast of Ford Island,” the National Park Service says.

Are there skeletons in the USS Arizona?

After the USS Arizona was struck by over a half dozen aerial bombs, causing an explosion and a fire that burned for two days, 1,777 crewmen were killed. The majority of those have never been recovered from the wreckage. According to DPAA, their remains are entombed in the USS Arizona Memorial.

Why can’t USS Arizona remove bodies?

It was decided that the men would be considered buried at sea because it would be too difficult to remove them in a respectful manner. The decision to leave the USS Arizona underwater at the bottom of Pearl Harbor was made after much deliberation. The same decision was made for the USS Utah.

How many bodies still remain in the USS Arizona?

The USS Arizona Memorial, at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and commemorates the events of that day.

Are any survivors of the Arizona still alive?

GRASS VALLEY — On this 81st year since the attack on Pearl Harbor, there are two living survivors of the USS Arizona that sunk in the bombing that day. One of them lives in Grass Valley and is now 101 years old.

Is anyone still alive from Pearl Harbor?

Some 50,000 U.S. service members were in and around Pearl Harbor when it was attacked, and no one knows for sure how many — all nearing or past 100 years old now — are left. Today, for the second year in a row, no survivors are expected at the annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on board the USS Midway Museum.

Can you be buried on the USS Arizona?

A total of 334 crewmembers survived the USS Arizona sinking. Some of them have chosen to be interred on the USS Arizona upon their death. Only USS Arizona survivors can be interred on the USS Arizona. Pearl Harbor survivors can have their ashes scattered over Pearl Harbor.

Where are Pearl Harbor victims buried?

Of those who died, 388 could not be identified and were buried at the Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.

Has any Japanese remains been found in Pearl Harbor?

No Japanese remains have been found at Pearl Harbor since the second world war. Pearl Harbor is home to the USS Arizona Memorial, which sits on top of the battleship that sank during the attack. It still holds the bodies of more than 900 men. The skull remains intact despite being dug up with giant cranes and shovels.

Does the Pearl Harbor memorial actually touch the ship below it?

The precise site in which the remains from the USS Arizona lie is the memorial site itself. The memorial is located in the harbor and floats over the sunken vessel but does not touch it directly.

Is the Arizona the only ship left in Pearl Harbor?