USS NEVADA Memorial — Carson City, NV
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N 39° 09.837 W 119° 45.932
11S E 261062 N 4338613
Memorial to the men and women who built, serviced, and served aboard the battleship U.S.S. Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMVQ2H
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2017
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The USS Nevada Memorial is located in Carson City, NV behind the State Capital Building adjacent to the Nevada State Veterans Memorial. The memorial is concrete monument with USS NEVADA and BB 36 on it. A concrete slab on the north side of the monument contains two plaques placed in 1991 and 2016.
STATE OF NEVADA LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas, on December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor; and
Whereas, although the USS Nevada sustained heavy damage during the attack, it was able to destroy several Japanese aircraft; and
Whereas, the men who died that infamous day demonstrated their extraordinary courage and heroism in defending their country; and
Whereas, in sacrificing their lives for their country, those men exemplified the highest ideals of American society; and
Whereas, by recognizing their ultimate sacrifice, we honor those men who serve as a painful remembrance of the high price of Freedom; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate concurring, that the Nevada Legislature memorializes the courageous and heroic men of the USS Nevada who sacrificed their lives in defending their country at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Presented December 7, 1991, in grateful appreciation by the citizens of the State of Nevada.
U.S.S. NEVADA BB-36
This marker is dedicated to the brave men and women who built, serviced, and served aboard the battleship U.S.S. Nevada, (BB-36). Presented by the grateful citizens of the State of Nevada on this day, 11 March 2016, the centennial anniversary of her commissioning.