Ten Boys from Dallas BB39 - Dallas Texas
N 32° 46.495 W 096° 47.867
14S E 706263 N 3628481
This is a memorial for the 10 men from Dallas who served aboard the USS Arizona (BB39)
Waymark Code: WM66AM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2009
Views: 11
Marker text:
Dedicated
To the "Ten Boys from Dallas" Killed on the USS Arizona
at Pearl Harbor Hawaii on December 7, 1941
by the Imperial Navy of the Japanese Empire.
A total of 1177 sailors and marines were killed
and most of them are entombed in the hull of the USS Arizona
at the bottom of Pearl Harbor. 79 were from Texas
only 337 sailors and marines survived.
This is to also honor John Willard Evans Seaman I/C
former Pro Tem of Dallas
who was among those survivors
List if there are any visiting hours:
Open 24/7
Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Monument
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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