The U.S.S. The U.S.S. Arizona Arizona BB-39BB-39

The first photograph Americans The first photograph Americans saw of saw of ArizonaArizona in the Pearl in the Pearl

Harbor attackHarbor attack

Sailor’s scrapbook, recovered Sailor’s scrapbook, recovered from the wreckfrom the wreck

Crew, 1924

Heavy seas, off the California Heavy seas, off the California coast, mid 1930scoast, mid 1930s

Recovered Recovered “letterman’s “letterman’s

sweater”sweater”

1931: Underway during 1931: Underway during President Hoover’s visitPresident Hoover’s visit

Sheen from oil, still leaking Sheen from oil, still leaking from the wreckfrom the wreck

Binoculars Binoculars with with

lanyard, lanyard, recovered recovered from the from the

wreckwreck

Recovered service capRecovered service cap

Ship’s Ship’s band, Nov. band, Nov. 22, 1941…22, 1941…

…All of these men were killed on December 7

One of the One of the Arizona’s Arizona’s bandsmen, bandsmen, Jack Leo Scruggs, went to Arroyo Jack Leo Scruggs, went to Arroyo

Grande HighGrande High

• Scruggs and two other bandsmen were preparing to play the National Anthem when a Japanese bomb blew them off the ship and into the water. Scruggs probably drowned.

Flag recovered from a crew Flag recovered from a crew member’s bodymember’s body

14-inch guns from 14-inch guns from Arizona’sArizona’s sister sister ship, ship, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

Arizona’s Arizona’s #1 gun turret is still #1 gun turret is still intactintact

The attack begins: Taken from a The attack begins: Taken from a Japanese airplane about 7:55 Japanese airplane about 7:55

a.m.a.m.

““Battleship Row:” Battleship Row:” ArizonaArizona is not is not hit yet; hit yet; OklahomaOklahoma is beginning to is beginning to

capsizecapsize

““Battleship Row”—oil flooding out Battleship Row”—oil flooding out of of West Virginia West Virginia and and OklahomaOklahoma

Destroyer Destroyer ShawShaw exploding exploding

Two bombs Two bombs on on Arizona’s Arizona’s

sternsternabout 8:05; about 8:05; this is the this is the moment moment

when Jack when Jack Scruggs diesScruggs dies

The fatal bomb: Arizona is hit forward, moments later

This clock was in the cabin of Arizona’s chaplain

It took three days for the fire It took three days for the fire to burn itself outto burn itself out

““Battleship Row” three days after Battleship Row” three days after the attack; note the the attack; note the Oklahoma Oklahoma and and

ArizonaArizona

Burial ashore: Most of the Burial ashore: Most of the Arizona Arizona dead remain aboarddead remain aboard

Arizona Arizona todaytoday

A scale A scale model of model of

the the memorial memorial and the and the wreckwreck

“Last Mooring,” Arizona in her last berth, Pearl Harbor,

December 5, 1941

Beneath Pearl Beneath Pearl Harbor todayHarbor today

The air trapped in the upper half of this porthole is from

December 7, 1941

The impact December 7 would have on the South County would be

devastating

From a book by John Loomis and Gordon Bennett: AGUHS before the

War

And this is the Letterman’s Club

• By the following year, a third of these AG Eagles would be in internment camps for Japanese-Americans

• I grew up here, and I don’t recognize some of these names; those families never came back

• The coach in this photograph would be killed in the Pacific in 1943