USS Arizona historic platforms salvaged

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Navy to scrap historic platforms used to salvage doomed USS Arizona

The U.S. Navy and Pearl Harbor National Memorial will begin work next week to permanently remove a pair of dilapidated platforms that were connected to the USS Arizona during salvage operations following its sinking in the 1941 Japanese surprise attack.

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Navy to scrap historic platforms used to salvage doomed USS Arizona

The U.S. Navy and Pearl Harbor National Memorial will begin work next week to permanently remove a pair of dilapidated platforms that were connected to the USS Arizona during salvage operations following its sinking in the 1941 Japanese surprise attack.

www.stripes.com

My Father was a Hardhat Diver and 40MM Gunner on the USS Kalinin Bay. He was involved in salvage operations on the Arizona and was also in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and The Battle of the Coral Sea. His ship recieved the Presidential Unit Citation for their actions