Why did the U.S navy never authorize the salvage of the USS Arizona ?
History · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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The U.S. Navy never authorized the salvage of the USS Arizona, primarily as a decision to honor and memorialize the sunken battleship as a war grave. The USS Arizona, sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, remains the final resting place for over 1,100 crew members who lost their lives in the attack. The decision was made to preserve the ship as a memorial to those who perished and to respect it as a historical site and symbol of the attack that led the United States into World War II.