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 Remembrance Circle - Pearl Harbor, Oahu, HI Posted by:  denben
N 21° 22.028 W 157° 56.375
4Q E 609940 N 2363150
Remembrance Circle is located on the grounds of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center in Honolulu, Oahu. It honors the more than 1,200 other casualties of the Pearl Harbor attack.
Waymark Code: WMRBYT
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2016
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Remembrance Circle pays tribute to the men, women, and children, both military and civilian, who were killed as a result of the attack on December 7, 1941. It was dedicated on 3 December 1991, the 50th anniversary of the attack. The Marble Wall on the USS Arizona Memorial honors the 1177 killed aboard the USS Arizona. The more than 1200 other casualties from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and civilian personnel who perished in the 1941 attack are remembered here. Medal of Honor recipients are noted with their names listed in gold lettering, and a bronze 3-D map of Oahu illustrates the various attack targets of that day on Oahu Island. Source: ( visit link)
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: The more than 1200 other casualties from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and civilian personnel who perished in the 1941 attack
Marker Text:
The first Casualties / In the first hours of America's Pacific War, the nation suffered one of her worst wartime losses: 2,390 men, women, and children were killed in the attack. The targets of attack were naval ships and military facilities throughout Oahu. The number of casualties suffered by each ship and facility is enumerated below / Facilities and ships names with number of losses in each locations
Date of dedication: December 3, 1991
Who Put it Here?: World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
Description of Memorial:
It is located on the grounds of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center and is facing the USS Arizona Memorial situated at a distance of about 1 km
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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