Second World War
Pearl Harbor- I chose to adventure off to Pearl Harbor for our first stop as it was the beginning of the United States entering the Second World War and declaring war against Japan. Pearl Harbor is located on the island of Hawaii west off Honolulu. Today, there is the Pearl Harbor National Memorial that is composed of various ship memorials that were destroyed during the attack and commemorates to the lives that were lost on that faithful day. Here are some photo graphs of the memorials present day: (USS Arizona) (USS Oklahoma) (USS Utah) All photos may be found on the Pearl Harbor National Park Service website: https://www.nps.gov/perl/index.htm The National Memorial first constructed the first memorial known as the USS Arizona, which was completed in 1962. Along with the USS Arizona, the USS West Virginia, USS Oklahoma, and USS Utah were just a few of the numerous ships that were part of the tragedy that took place. Well, what happened? On December 7, 1941, the Japanese