World War II Valor in the Pacific (U.S. National Park Service)

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Strict security measures prohibit all bags and items that offer concealment.
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"A Day that will Live in Infamy"

Spanning nearly all of the Pacific Ocean, World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument preserves and interprets the stories and key events in the Pacific Theater leading up to the U.S. entering World War II, its impacts on the mainland, through to the Peace Treaty in Tokyo Bay, Japan ending the war.

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Sailors mourn those lost by laying wreaths over grave markers.

Sharing their Stories

Visit History & Culture to learn what it was like to be a battleship sailor and how world events unfolded into a world war. Relive December 7, 1941, through survivor's stories, photographs, and historical investigation of the United States' Day of Infamy.

A plume from a torpedo explosion erupts alongside USS Oklahoma.

New Visitor Center Information

Have you visited the USS Arizona Memorial and wondered what all that construction is for? Please click here to learn more about the progress being made to the new visitor center.
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World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument Established by Presidential Proclamation

By Presidential Proclamation, President George Bush, authorized the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument on December 5, 2008. The National Monument focuses on the events leading up to Pearl Harbor through to the Peace Treaty in Kyoto Bay—with the emphasis on the historical events of World War II in the Pacific Theater and its impacts on the mainland
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The muzzle of a 14-inch gun is overgrown with thick layers of red and white sponges.

Arizona Revisited

The National Park Service Submerged Resources Center and USS Arizona Memorial are conducting and coordinating research directed at understanding the nature and rate of natural processes affecting the deterioration of the USS Arizona. Visit the USS Arizona Preservation Project web site for more information.

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1 Arizona Memorial Place
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818-3145

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(808) 422-2771 ext. 119

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(808) 483-8608

Climate

In Honolulu, daytime temperatures average in the upper-80s (°F) in the summer to around 80°F in the winter. Nighttime temperatures can be about 10 degrees cooler. The wettest months are from November through March, with an average yearly rainfall of 22 inches.
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