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The USS Arizona Memorial The USS Arizona Memorial is one of the most recent memorial sites for the National Memorial and Parks Services. It was officially dubbed a National Monument on May 30, 1962. The Arizona Memorial is only one of about 400 National Parks and Monuments located throughout the United States. It is located in Pearl Harbor of Honolulu, Hawaii. The memorial grew out of wartime desire to honor those who died in the attack. The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941. It was a surprise attack on the United States from Japan that the U.S. was not prepared for. The attack on Pearl Harbor came in two waves. The first of these attack waves happened at only 7:53 A.M , on a Sunday before any one had awoke. The second of these attacks happened at 8:55 A.M. By 9:55 the entire attack was over. The motive for this attack was the culmination of over a decade of deteriorating relations between Japan and the United States over the status of China and the security of South East Asia. The Japanese had left 2,403 dead. They also destroyed 188 planes and 8 battleships (some battleships were severely damaged and not entirely destroyed.) The USS Arizona was one of