Call to Duty: Outagamie County in World War II
Introduction Pre-1941 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Resources

U.S.S. Arizona

The Arizona sunk only minutes after it had been hit by Japanese war planes. More than 1,100 of its crew died while still onboard the battleship.

Robert Verbeten witnessed the attack while working as a radio man at Hickam Field. Verbeten believed the sinking of the Arizona disabled communication lines and blocked outgoing messages about the attack.

BackBack

The U.S.S. Arizona burns after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
The U.S.S. Arizona burns after the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
Courtesy of the National Archives; War & Conflict # 1136

Model of a Japanese fighter airplane called a Zero, circa 1941
Model of a Japanese fighter airplane called a "Zero," circa 1941
Loan from the EAA Air Venture Museum
# 0008746-047

BackBack

Model of the U.S.S. Arizona
Model of the U.S.S. Arizona
OCHS Exhibit Education Collection
Call to Duty Home Page|Credits
Outagamie County Historical Society Outagamie County Historical Society (OCHS)
OCHS Exhibits

© 2002 Outagamie County Historical Society    
Introduction Pre-1941 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Resources