Live Life Team
One of the best parks to take your kids to is the USS Arizona Memorial Park in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. The park is rich in historical facts and stories that will surely excite and educate you and your kids.
The USS Arizona Memorial Park has many historical memories of the past, especially of the events that took place during World War II. The USS Arizona is the resting place for the 1,177 battleship crew who died on 7 December 1941. The memorial battleship consists of the assembly and entry rooms, the central area where most ceremonies are conducted, and the shrine where the name of the soldiers killed when the ship sank are engraved.
The idea of putting up the memorial began in 1943 to honour the soldiers who died during the war. However, the Territory of Hawaii established the Pacififc War Memorial Commission to develop the idea in 1949 The memorial was recognised by Commander-in-Chief, Pacific (CINCPAC) Admiral Arthur Radford, who ordered the erection of a flagpole on the sunken ship to remember the bravery of the crewmen and the ninth anniversary of the incident when the ship sank. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved the idea of creating the Memorial Park, and construction was finished in 1961. Finally, the park was opened for the public in 1962. The park has a Visitors’ Centre, Museum, Bookstore, Exhibits, and interpretative programmes that will surely bring enjoyment and satisfaction.
The USS Arizona Memorial Park is open every day from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and closed on Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.
