Bas-Reliefs of Pacific Theater

Bas-reliefs tell stories of the American war effort related to the Pacific theater.

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Twelve "bas-relief" or shallow sculptures line the wall on the south side of the World War II Memorial entrance. They illustrate the American expereince in the Pacific theater of war, from the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor to the end of the war on V-J, or Victory in Japan, Day.

Inscriptions
corner pillar, bas relief side
They fought together as brother-in-arms. They died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
corner pillar, plaza side
PEARL HARBOR
December 7, 1941, A date which will live in infamy...No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt