PinnedAndRecessed
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I just got back from a visit to Pearl Harbor. I visited the USS Missouri (Mighty Mo), the USS Arizona memorial and the USS Bowfin.
The Mighty Mo was the ship upon which the Japanese surrenderred in WW2.
It was moved to Pearl Harbor after it was decommissioned in 1992. This is the memorial marker on the ship's deck:
There's a funny story about the table, though. Turns out the table upon which the surrender papers were signed was out of the ship's galley. Standard table. The entire ceremony only lasted 23 minutes and as soon as it was over one of the sailors took it into the eating area to get ready for the next meal and put it in with the rest of the tables.
The CO came looking for the table and exclaimed, "That table is now a part of history! If you don't find it, heads will roll!" Without missing a beat the sailer said, "Uh, o.k. That's it." He pointed to the closest table. I'm not saying that the table on exhibit isn't the correct one, but...........
The USS Arizona memorial was extremely moving, as were the memorials to all the ships lost in combat. Extremely moving. This is a list of the names:
What's interesting here is the groups of names with the same last names. Brothers of the same families died together. In one case, it was father and son. Noble heroes, they were.
In keeping with this forum's rules on posts and guns, just so this is about a gun, here's a shot of the cannons on deck of the Missouri:
Touring these sites just made me appreciate the tremendous sacrifices our Navy personnel make for our benefit. Even in peacetime it must be difficult. Again, thank you Navy.
The Mighty Mo was the ship upon which the Japanese surrenderred in WW2.
It was moved to Pearl Harbor after it was decommissioned in 1992. This is the memorial marker on the ship's deck:
There's a funny story about the table, though. Turns out the table upon which the surrender papers were signed was out of the ship's galley. Standard table. The entire ceremony only lasted 23 minutes and as soon as it was over one of the sailors took it into the eating area to get ready for the next meal and put it in with the rest of the tables.
The CO came looking for the table and exclaimed, "That table is now a part of history! If you don't find it, heads will roll!" Without missing a beat the sailer said, "Uh, o.k. That's it." He pointed to the closest table. I'm not saying that the table on exhibit isn't the correct one, but...........
The USS Arizona memorial was extremely moving, as were the memorials to all the ships lost in combat. Extremely moving. This is a list of the names:
What's interesting here is the groups of names with the same last names. Brothers of the same families died together. In one case, it was father and son. Noble heroes, they were.
In keeping with this forum's rules on posts and guns, just so this is about a gun, here's a shot of the cannons on deck of the Missouri:
Touring these sites just made me appreciate the tremendous sacrifices our Navy personnel make for our benefit. Even in peacetime it must be difficult. Again, thank you Navy.