The damage to USS Arizona was extensive as shown in this photo taken on 10 December 1941. pic.twitter.com/jEJwifAnlF

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) December 11, 2022

Over the past weeks we surpassed 20,000 followers. By following this account you honor the Officers and Men of USS Arizona. Aloha and a grateful Mahalo to all of you.

Over the past weeks we surpassed 20,000 followers. By following this account you honor the Officers and Men of USS Arizona. Aloha and a grateful Mahalo to all of you. pic.twitter.com/RetOMigDbC

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) December 17, 2022

December 24, 1941 The 1st ships of Admiral Nagumo's (Pearl Harbor) fleet returned to Japan.

27 Jan 1941: U.S. #ambassador to Japan Joseph Grew wires Washington that Japan is planning a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor; he is not believed. Most senior U.S. #military officials believe Japan will attack the #Philippines in the event of war

On March 4, 1913, Congress authorized the construction of the USS Arizona (BB-39). The battleship was named in honor of the great state of Arizona - the 48th state admitted to the Union.

On March 4, 1913, Congress authorized the construction of the USS Arizona (BB-39). The battleship was named in honor of the great state of Arizona - the 48th state admitted to the Union. #RememberUSSArizona #DitatDeus #Arizona pic.twitter.com/MElxOiUIla

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) March 5, 2023

27 Mar 1940: #Japanese spy Takeo #Yoshikawa arrives in Pearl Harbor, #Hawaii to begin getting information on the U.S. #naval movements and to gather other intelligence. The Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

27 Mar 1940: #Japanese spy Takeo #Yoshikawa arrives in Pearl Harbor, #Hawaii to begin getting information on the U.S. #naval movements and to gather other intelligence. The Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. #WWII #WW2 #history #ad https://t.co/s78i9kG5Em pic.twitter.com/LlqnFsWr9Q

— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) March 27, 2023

31 Mar 1941: Major General Fred Martin and Rear #Admiral Pat Bellinger sign off on a report predicting a surprise air attack on Oahu, #Hawaii by the Japanese, which they said was likely to occur at dawn.

“Tears of the USS Arizona” for my art show Saturday. pic.twitter.com/63X2gfacfs

— Karen Stell (@stell_karen) April 3, 2023

So here's the crazy thing I find out today. The USS Arizona, at Pearl Harbor, wasn't battleship grey. It was painted bright blue, with big red squares on top the turrets for aircraft recognition. pic.twitter.com/S3400eMjOJ

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) April 1, 2023

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It is with tremendous sorrow that we share the passing of USS Arizona survivor Howard Kenton "Ken" Potts.

Ken enlisted in the Navy in 1939 and reported for duty aboard USS Arizona.

Fair winds and following seas Mr. Potts. A grateful nation honors you.

It is with tremendous sorrow that we share the passing of USS Arizona survivor Howard Kenton “Ken” Potts.

Ken enlisted in the Navy in 1939 and reported for duty aboard USS Arizona.

Fair winds and following seas Mr. Potts. A grateful nation honors you. 🇺🇸⚓️#USSArizonaSurvivor pic.twitter.com/FnhuWmNLER

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) April 22, 2023

5 May 1989: The #USS Arizona, which was sunk at the start of World War II at Pearl Harbor, is designated as a National #Historic Landmark. The battleship was built in 1914-1915 at a cost of $16 million.

5 May 1989: The #USS Arizona, which was sunk at the start of World War II at Pearl Harbor, is designated as a National #Historic Landmark. The battleship was built in 1914-1915 at a cost of $16 million. #WWII #history #PearlHarbor #OTD #ad https://t.co/jy2pF6KvLs pic.twitter.com/nPW6623tBI

— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) May 5, 2023

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5 May 1989: The #USS Arizona, which was sunk at the start of World War II at Pearl Harbor, is designated as a National #Historic Landmark. The battleship was built in 1914-1915 at a cost of $16 million.

5 May 1989: The #USS Arizona, which was sunk at the start of World War II at Pearl Harbor, is designated as a National #Historic Landmark. The battleship was built in 1914-1915 at a cost of $16 million. #WWII #history #PearlHarbor #OTD #ad https://t.co/jy2pF6KvLs pic.twitter.com/nPW6623tBI

— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) May 5, 2023

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I was fortunate enough to visit the Arizona Memorial over Christmas break in 1985 during my sixth and final year at State...

27 May 1942: Messman Third Class Doris Miller is awarded the #Navy Cross by #Admiral Chester Nimitz for bravery during Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He is the first African-American to receive the honor, which was the 3rd highest U.S. Navy award

27 May 1942: Messman Third Class Doris Miller is awarded the #Navy Cross by #Admiral Chester Nimitz for bravery during Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He is the first African-American to receive the honor, which was the 3rd highest U.S. Navy award. #WWII #ad https://t.co/kNdeiie5TI pic.twitter.com/fySwW3T4Qu

— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) May 27, 2023

1 Aug 1941: Four months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the U.S. imposes an oil and gasoline embargo on Japan for their atrocities in China and occupation of airfields in #French Indochina.

Wishing a Happy Birthday to Lou Conter who turns 102 today! Lou is the last surviving crew member of the USS Arizona. Enjoy your day Lou!

Wishing a Happy Birthday to Lou Conter who turns 102 today! Lou is the last surviving crew member of the USS Arizona. Enjoy your day Lou! 🎉🎂🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/hEltOa7vyM

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) September 13, 2023

24 Sept 1941: In preparation for the Dec. 7 attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese consul in Hawaii is ordered to divide #PearlHarbor into five zones and calculates the number of battleships in each. The findings are to be reported back to #Japan

14 Oct 1941: ~Two months before Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe tries to convince General Tojo to stand down from war with the U.S. and withdraw from China and Indochina as the U.S. demanded. Konoe resigns 4 days later.

It is with great sadness that I report USS Utah survivor Gilbert Meyer passed away tonight at his home in Lyle, Texas. Mr. Meyer recently celebrated his 100th birthday and was one of three remaining #PearlHarbor survivors who served aboard the #USSUtah

It is with great sadness that I report USS Utah survivor Gilbert Meyer passed away tonight at his home in Lyle, Texas. Mr. Meyer recently celebrated his 100th birthday and was one of three remaining #PearlHarbor survivors who served aboard the #USSUtah. #RIP pic.twitter.com/UJ4FrFECd1

— USS Utah BB-31/AG-16 (@USSUtah) October 22, 2023

1941 The Combined Japanese Fleet receive Top-Secret Order No. 1: In 34 days time, Pearl Harbor is to be bombed, along with Mayala, the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines. Relations between the United States and Japan had been deteriorating quickly since Japan's occupation of Indochina in 1940 and the implicit menacing of the Philippines (an American protectorate), with the occupation of the Cam Ranh naval base only eight miles from Manila. American retaliation included the seizing of all Japanese assets in the States and the closing of the Panama Canal to Japanese shipping. In September 1941, Roosevelt issued a statement, drafted by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, that threatened war between the United States and Japan should the Japanese encroach any further on territory in Southeast Asia or the South Pacific. The Japanese military had long dominated Japanese foreign affairs; although official negotiations between the U.S. secretary of state and his Japanese counterpart to ease tensions were ongoing, Hideki Tojo, the minister of war who would soon be prime minister, had no intention of withdrawing from captured territories. He also construed the American "threat" of war as an ultimatum and prepared to deliver the first blow in a Japanese-American confrontation: the bombing of Pearl Harbor. And so Tokyo delivered the order to all pertinent Fleet commanders, that not only the United States-and its protectorate the Philippinesbut British and Dutch colonies in the Pacific were to be attacked. War was going to be declared on the West.

3 Nov 1941: The #Japanese Fleet receives Top-Secret Order No. 1, ordering the #bombing of Pearl Harbor, Mayala, the #Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines, which would bring the United States into World War II. #history #OnThisDay #PearlHarbor #WW2 #ad https://t.co/v40YSoUqAd pic.twitter.com/8HwW3YK0WG

— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) November 4, 2023

3 Nov 1941: U.S. Amb. to #Japan Joseph Grew sends a report to the State Department warning against the theory that the weakening of Japan from U.S. sanctions, etc would result in its collapse. Just more than a month later Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.

16 Nov 1941: Japanese #submarines depart #Japan for the #attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, #Hawaii, which occurs on December 7, 1941.

16 Nov 1941: Japanese #submarines depart #Japan for the #attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, #Hawaii, which occurs on December 7, 1941. #PearlHarbor #WWII #WW2 #history #OnThisDay #ad https://t.co/lYePW81tVM pic.twitter.com/ErB2WCza9K

— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) November 16, 2023

17 Nov 1941: U.S. #ambassador to Japan Joseph Grew sends word to #Washington that Japan plans to launch an attack against Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, but his cable is basically ignored.

1941 11 Japanese submarines are launched to take up station keeping off Hawaii and scouting mission. A further nine Japanese vessels sail for Hawaii from Kwajalein.

1941 Adm. Harold R. Stark, U.S. chief of naval operations, tells Adm. Husband E. Kimmel, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, that both President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull think a Japanese surprise attack is a distinct possibility.

"We are likely to be attacked next Monday, for the Japs are notorious for attacking without warning," Roosevelt had informed his Cabinet. "We must all prepare for trouble, possibly soon," he telegraphed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Kimmel's command was specifically at the mid-Pacific base at Oahu, which comprised, in part, Pearl Harbor.

At the time he received the "warning" from Stark, he was negotiating with Army Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short, commander of all U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor, about sending U.S. warships out from Pearl Harbor in order to reinforce Wake and Midway Islands, which, along with the Philippines, were possible Japanese targets. But the Army had no antiaircraft artillery to spare.

War worries had struck because of an intercepted Japanese diplomatic message, which gave November 25 as a deadline of sorts. If Japanese diplomacy had failed to convince the Americans to revoke the economic sanctions against Japan, "things will automatically begin to happen," the message related. Those "things" were becoming obvious, in the form of Japanese troop movements off Formosa (Taiwan) apparently toward Malaya. In fact, they were headed for Pearl Harbor, as was the Japanese First Air Fleet.

Despite the fact that so many in positions of command anticipated a Japanese attack, especially given the failure of diplomacy (Japan refused U.S. demands to withdraw from both the Axis pact and occupied territories in China and Indochina), no one expected Hawaii as the target.

1941 Adm. Chuichi Nagumo leads the Japanese First Air Fleet, an aircraft carrier strike force, toward Pearl Harbor, with the understanding that should "negotiations with the United States reach a successful conclusion, the task force will immediately put about and return to the homeland." Negotiations had been ongoing for months. Japan wanted an end to U.S. economic sanctions. The Americans wanted Japan out of China and Southeast Asia-and to repudiate the Tripartite "Axis" Pact with Germany and Italy as conditions to be met before those sanctions could be lifted. Neither side was budging. President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull were anticipating a Japanese strike as retaliation-they just didn't know where. The Philippines, Wake Island, Midway-all were possibilities. American intelligence reports had sighted the Japanese fleet movement out from Formosa (Taiwan), apparently headed for Indochina. As a result of this "bad faith" action, President Roosevelt ordered that a conciliatory gesture of resuming monthly oil supplies for Japanese civilian needs canceled. Hull also rejected Tokyo's "Plan B," a temporary relaxation of the crisis, and of sanctions, but without any concessions on Japan's part. Prime Minister Tojo considered this an ultimatum, and more or less gave up on diplomatic channels as the means of resolving the impasse. Nagumo had no experience with naval aviation, having never commanded a fleet of aircraft carriers in his life. This role was a reward for a lifetime of faithful service. Nagumo, while a man of action, did not like taking unnecessary risks-which he considered an attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor to be. But Chief of Staff Rear Adm. Isoruku Yamamoto thought differently; while also opposing war with the United States, he believed the only hope for a Japanese victory was a swift surprise attack, via carrier warfare, against the U.S. fleet. And as far as the Roosevelt War Department was concerned, if war was inevitable, it desired "that Japan commit the first overt act."

26 Nov 1941: Most of the #Japanese naval strike force gathers at #Tankan Bay, Japan and embarks on its mission to attack the U.S. #naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, #Hawaii on December 7

8 Dec 1941: German dictator Adolf Hitler orders unlimited #submarine warfare in the Atlantic, including attacks on the United States, a day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor but three days before Germany declares war on the U.S. #

This year we start a new series of remembrance called #FacesOfUSSArizona where we share some of the photos and background of the crew that served aboard USS Arizona on that fateful Sunday morning, December 7, 1941

Gunner's Mate 2nd Class (GM2c) Robert Kline from Olean, NY was aboard USS Arizona on the morning of December 7, 1941 and is among over 700 sailors and marines who rest in the ship's wreckage. He had just turned 22 years old.

Gunner's Mate 2nd Class (GM2c) Robert Kline from Olean, NY was aboard USS Arizona on the morning of December 7, 1941 and is among over 700 sailors and marines who rest in the ship’s wreckage. He had just turned 22 years old. #FacesOfUSSArizona #PearlHarbor82 pic.twitter.com/Ykj78yEDMD

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) December 3, 2023

Our beloved ship. The USS Arizona (BB-39) at anchor off California. #PearlHarbor82@USPacificFleet @INDOPACOM @USNavy @USNHistory pic.twitter.com/Cbj6bWSnQ3

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) December 3, 2023

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Frank Aprea was a coxswain and petty officer third class aboard USS Arizona when he was severely burned in the attack. He died 18 days later on Christmas Day. He was identified only by his name that appeared on his badly burned uniform.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Frank Aprea was a coxswain and petty officer third class aboard USS Arizona when he was severely burned in the attack. He died 18 days later on Christmas Day. He was identified only by his name that appeared on his badly burned uniform. #FacesOfUSSArizona pic.twitter.com/qY4Z5k9glv

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) December 3, 2023

Keith Homer Harrington Jr. enlisted in the Navy on 27 December 1939, three days after he turned 18.
He was a seaman first class (S1c) aboard USS Arizona when he was killed during the attack almost 2 years after his enlistment.

Keith Homer Harrington Jr. enlisted in the Navy on 27 December 1939, three days after he turned 18.
He was a seaman first class (S1c) aboard USS Arizona when he was killed during the attack almost 2 years after his enlistment. #FacesOfUSSArizona pic.twitter.com/TXd9UfaHSh

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) December 3, 2023

Milton Henry Gross was born in 1906 and enlisted in the Navy in 1927. He joined the crew of USS Arizona in 1937. By December 7th he had already risen to the rank of Chief Petty Officer when the Arizona came under attack by Japanese aircraft and was kille

Milton Henry Gross was born in 1906 and enlisted in the Navy in 1927. He joined the crew of USS Arizona in 1937. By December 7th he had already risen to the rank of Chief Petty Officer when the Arizona came under attack by Japanese aircraft and was killed. #FacesOfUSSArizona pic.twitter.com/ky7m2bQcsO

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) December 3, 2023

William "Bill" Arthur Goodwin age 19, was a seaman second class, assigned to Division 4. During the attack he volunteered to go below to flood the rear magazine after the forward magazine had exploded. He was never seen again.

William "Bill" Arthur Goodwin age 19, was a seaman second class, assigned to Division 4. During the attack he volunteered to go below to flood the rear magazine after the forward magazine had exploded. He was never seen again. #FacesOfUSSArizona pic.twitter.com/u3P3wXFVGD

— USS Arizona (@USSArizona) December 4, 2023