Martin Kos Recollections of Life on the USS Arizona
Arizona (Battleship) -- History., Battleships—United States—History—Sources.,
Oral history conducted by Ellen Lomonaco with Martin Kos in Tucson, Arizona on December 19, 1984. Mr. Kos was a member of the original USS Arizona crew in 1918, making him a plank owner.
Kos, Martin
1984-12-19
Lomonaco, Ellen
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Sound
English
AZ 517 Box 46 Folder 4;
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Joe Potenza Recollections of Life on the USS Arizona
Arizona (Battleship) -- History., World War, 1939-1945 –Personal narratives, American.
Oral history conducted by Ellen Lomonaco with Joe Potenza in Tucson, Arizona, May 31, 1984 and June 21, 1984. Mr. Potenza was on board the USS Arizona from 1928 to 1932. He was in the engineering division and on the football team and the rowing crew during his time on board the ship.
Potenza, Joe
1984-05-31
Lomonaco, Ellen
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Sound
English
AZ 517 Box 46 Folder 3;
azu_az517_b42_f3_84_31_3_mp3
Charles Jackson Experiences at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
Arizona (Battleship) -- History., World War, 1939-1945 –Personal narratives, American.
Oral history conducted by Ellen Lomonaco with Charles Jackson in Tucson, Arizona on February 27, 1984. Mr. Jackson was on the staff of Admiral Kimmel at Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, HI by Japan on December 7, 1941. He was the first person to board the captured Japanese mini-submarine and examine the communications equipment.
Jackson, Charles
1984-02-07
Lomonaco, Ellen
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Sound
English
AZ 517 Box 46 Folder 2;
azu_az517_b42_f2_84_30_2_mp3
USS Arizona Passing Statue of Liberty, New York City, NY,
Battleships(Arizona)
USS Arizona Passing Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, New York City, NY.
Unknown
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
1927-00-00
Donated by Al Meyer. Meyer served aboard the USS Arizona from 1922-1928
Permission to use must be obtained from University of Arizona Special Collections.
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Lowering the Arizona's bell into position
Construction workers; USS Arizona (Battleship)
Construction workers carefully place the ship's bell of the USS Arizona as a crane lowers it into its new home, the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center
Levitz, Sam
Sam Levitz Photo Collection (MS 570)
Undated
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Still image
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Tucson; (Ariz.)
Hawaiian team hangs wreath on USS Arizona Bell
Naval Parades & Ceremonies; College presidents
A group of gentlemen identified only as "the Hawaiian team" hangs a wreath on the ship's bell of the USS Arizona in the presence of UA President Alfred Atkinson in the bell tower at the UA Student Union.
Levitz, Sam
Sam Levitz Photo Collection (MS 570)
Undated
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Tucson; (Ariz.)
Installation of USS Arizona bell at University of Arizona
University of Arizona; USS Arizona (Battleship)
Workmen finish the installation of the USS Arizona's ship's bell in the University of Arizona bell tower at the Student Union.
Levitz, Sam
The Sam Levitz Photo Collection (MS 570)
Undated
Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.
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MS 570 1361-5
Tucson; (Ariz.)
1950-1959
Presentation of official photo of USS Arizona
Naval parades & ceremonies; College presidents
Dr. Richard Harvill, left, accepts an official US Navy photo of the USS Arizona and USS Arizona .
Levitz, Sam
Sam Levitz Photo Collection (MS 540)
Undated
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AZ 570 1317-2
Tucson; (Ariz.)
Official Presentation of USS Arizona Bell to the University of Arizona
Naval parades & ceremonies; College presidents
Presentation of USS Arizona bell by Rear Admiral Milton E. Mills to Dr. Alfred Atkinson, President of University of Arizona.
Levitz, Sam
Sam Levitz Photo Collection (MS 570)
1946-10-27
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Still image
MS 570 1283-2
Tucson, (Ariz.)
Arizona Launched at New York Navy Yard
USS Arizona (Battleship); Military parades & ceremonies; Naval yards & naval stations
The Arizona Launched at the New York Navy Yard
This great battleship, sister ship of the Pennsylvania, was constructed and launched at the New York Navy Yard. Each of these great ships has a displacement of 31,400 tons and a speed of 21 knots. The main battery armament consists of twelve 14-inch guns; the secondary battery of twenty-one 5 inch. There are ten smaller guns and four submerged torpedo tubes for discharging 21-inch torpedoes.
Mueller, E. Jr.
USS Arizona Collection
1915-06-19
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AZ 517 Box 31 Item Z; Accession # 84-10-1
New York City (New York)
Foremast of the USS Arizona, Engulfed in Smoke
USS Arizona (Battleship); Fires
The foremast of the USS Arizona toppled forward into the cavity created by the explosion of her forward powder magazine.
Official United States Navy Photograph
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
1941-12-07
Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.
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Still image
AZ 517 Box 31 Folder 4; Accession # 54-1-1m
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
USS Arizona Explodes
Aerial bombings; Battlefields; USS Arizona (Battleship)
The USS Arizona's forward powder magazine explodes at 8:10 a.m. on the morning of the Pearl Harbor attack.
Unknown
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
1941-12-07
Unknown
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Still image
AZ 517 Box 29 Folder 22; Accession # 84-27-18
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
Mast of USS Arizona Falling during Pearl Harbor Attack,
Aerial bombings; Fire; USS Arizona (Battleship)
The USS Arizona burns after bombs hit her powder magazine. Her foremast collapsed into the void left by the explosion
Unknown
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
1941-12-07
Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.
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AZ 517 Box 29 Folder 13; Accession # 84-27-1b
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
Mast of USS Arizona Engulfed in Flames during Pearl Harbor Attack
Aerial bombings; Naval yards & stations; Battleships
Fires burn on three battleships in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack as fire crews attempt to save the ships in the lower right. The ships are, from right to left- USS Arizona, USS Tennessee and USS West Virginia.
Unknown
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
1941-12-07
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AZ 517 Box 29 Folder 12; Accession # 84-27-1a
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
Pearl Harbor attack as seen by the attackers
Aerial bombings; Battlefields; Battleships; Naval aviation
This photograph was taken by a Japanese naval aviator in the first moments of the Pearl Harbor attack. A very high plume of water is visible between USS Oklahoma and USS West Virginia on the far side of Ford Island. Also visible is a Japanese Val dive bomber pulling away just below the tank farm.
Unknown
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
1941-12-07
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AZ 517 Box 27 Folder 10; Accession # 73-2-1
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
Dedication Ceremonies for Plaque for USS Arizona
Arizona (Battleship); Memorials; Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes--United States
From the Public Information Office, Fourteenth Naval District: Memorial services and plaque honor dead aboard USS Arizona. The sunken hulk of the battleship USS Arizona was the site for memorial services and the unveiling of a plaque in honor of the men who gave their lives nine years ago during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor. The plaque, which reads in part, "Dedicated to the Eternal Memory of Our Gallant Shipmates in the USS Arizona who Gave Their Lives in Action 7 December 1941" was unveiled by Admiral Arthur W. Radford, USN, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, on the morning of December 7, 1950. Similar services were held alongside of the hulk of the ex-battleship USS Utah.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
1950-12-07
Donated by J. D. Pillsbury, LCDR, USNR, District Public Information Officer..
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AZ 517 Box 27 Folder 1;
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Fourth Anniversary Ball, USS Arizona
Arizona (Battleship); Balls (Parties)
Fourth Anniversary Ball, USS Arizona, at the Hotel Astor in New York. Ball took place in November, 1920.
Drucker & Co.
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
1920-11-16
Donated by Mr. Lawrence J. Peiffer
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AZ 517 Box 1;
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Official Navy Photograph of USS Arizona at Sea, Broadside View
Arizona (Battleship)
The USS Arizona at sea. A photograph of the Battleship Arizona taken in 1935, which was an official Navy photo.
United States. Navy
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
1935-00-00
Donated by Vince Farris
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AZ 517 Box 1;
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USS Arizona Officers and Crew on Deck of Ship, San Francisco, CA
Arizona (Battleship)
Photograph of the USS Arizona, officers and crew taken at in San Francisco, California, 1928 by Mrs. Signel Anderson.
Mrs. Signel Anderson
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
1928-00-00
Donated by Mrs. Signel Anderson. Mrs. Anderson is the widow of Mr. Sten Anderson. Sten Anderson was a crew member of the USS Arizona in 1928.
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AZ 517 Box 1;
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USS Arizona and USS Nevada in Formation
Arizona (Battleship); Nevada (Battleship)
Column of battleships at sea. USS Arizona and USS Nevada, first and second in line.
Hostetter, Raymond M.
USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)
Undated
Donated by Raymond Hostetter. Hostetter was aboard the USS Arizona from 1932-1935.
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AZ 517 Box 1 azu_az517_b1_67_4_1_m;
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Crica, 1932-1935