Hawaii History – Page 77 – Philippine-Sailor

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Ze662. This is a WW One picture of the USS Utah BB-31 from Wikipedia.

Ze669. This is one of three images of the way to the USS Utah Memorial Pier and the plaque there which says that the USS Utah BB-31 was struck here by torpedoes and sunk and took many sailors down with her, 7th. Dec. 1941.

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Ze668. This is one of three images of the way to the USS Utah Memorial Pier and the plaque there which says that the USS Utah BB-31 was struck here by torpedoes and sunk and took many sailors down with her, 7th. Dec. 1941.

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Ze667. This is one of three images of the way to the USS Utah Memorial Pier and the plaque there which says that the USS Utah BB-31 was struck here by torpedoes and sunk and took many sailors down with her, 7th. Dec. 1941.

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Ze660. This plaque is part of the Ford Island Historical Trail around the island with many plaques like this one. It is located nearby and shows the USS Oklahoma being salvaged; a heck of a job; divers like me and may other skills did the job.

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Ze659. Several black marble plates were erected with meaningful quotes from historical peoples.

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Ze658. This plaque explains the Navy Tradition of Manning the Rail and what the 429 White Marble Standards with the names of the Sailors and Marines represent, that they were torn away from our sides.

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Ze657. This is a view of the USS Missouri from the USS Oklahoma Memorial; at that very spot is where the USS Oklahoma sunk and was salvaged. In front of you at that area a heck of a salvage job was executed in 1943 and 44.

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Ze656. The USS Oklahoma story on the 7th Dec. 1942 and how her life ended. 429 Sailors and Marines gave up their life then or died later.

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Ze661. This is where the Salvage plaque is located, that is the USS Missouri BB-63 Memorial. The USS Oklahoma Memorial is about the same distance, about 50 degrees to the left. This is also where the Ford Island Historical Trail starts with may plaques. The trail is well marked and I will present it in the future.