My great uncle Orville Rusher, MM 1st class, is laying somewhere within this ship. For days, would be rescuers heard sailors clanging on steel, letting them know they were trapped. Then it ceased. Their generation paid an incredible price for our spoiled, self enriching lifestyle. May God have mercy on our country.....

@cybercat29

3 жыл бұрын

Aww, man 😭 I had hoped that the sailors trapped had died instantly 😭

@Roscoe_B

3 жыл бұрын

I remember reading somewhere years ago that the clanging went on for almost 2 weeks.

@cybercat29

3 жыл бұрын

@@Roscoe_B 😭

@jjs777fzr

3 жыл бұрын

Its much worse than what you may have read or heard. Search youtube raising of the ships at Pearl Harbor. I don’t know what ships but there were three prominent ones they were raising. In May of 1942 once they raise one of the ships and explored the decks to clean out the unimaginable death and other toxic material they unlocked store rooms. There they found men that had survived for months. They determined this because the men were keeping a calendar of passing days. I don’t want to know what they ate to survive. But some of these rooms were discovered just weeks after they finally succumbed. I had never heard of any sailors surviving that long until recently. Its a documentary I do not wish to remember. God bless to all those serving and have served and to all those that did not make it back. These piss ants we have today in the US are not worthy of the oxygen they breathe compared to those of the greatest generation.

@BOOMER-rs5qn

3 жыл бұрын

@@jjs777fzrI'm a seven year Navy vet who always remembers Pearl Harbor day. Every time I see a post from some snowflake who thinks we had no right to bomb Hiroshima or Nagasaki, I want to grab them by the man bun and shove their face under the water at the USS Arizona!

John Paul Coursey (December 20, 1914 - February 27, 1992) was a decorated officer and naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Brigadier General. A survivor of the sinking of battleship Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he completed flight training and assumed command of Marine Transport Squadron 152 (VMR-152), operating in the Northern Solomons. Coursey later served as Executive officer of Marine Aircraft Group 33 in Korea and received several decorations including the Distinguished Flying Cross for his leadership of a flight of Marine jet Grumman F9F Panther fighters in an aerial assault against heavily defended and highly inaccessible enemy positions in close proximity to the Panmunjon restricted area. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and served as the Assistant Wing Commander, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at the onset of Vietnam War, before returning to the United States for his final assignment as Assistant Wing Commander, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Coursey retired in November 1966.

@racketyjack7621

27 күн бұрын

I'm glad he survived. So many didn't. Thank you for this info.

@augieschultz2530

4 күн бұрын

Thank you for this information. Glad to hear he survived DEC 7th.

They’re all still there serving !! Freedom isn’t free folks! God bless all of our military ❤️

@lynpowell8532

3 жыл бұрын

So true. I live in an Army town and thank every soldier I see- in uniform or in civies. I thank the veterans also. I welcomed a Vietnam veteran home and thanked him for his service to our country in a difficult time in our country. I felt so bad because he broke out in tears. He said his own wife never said that when he came home.

@johndodd8160

3 жыл бұрын

@@lynpowell8532 amen 🙏

@Mike-tg7dj

3 жыл бұрын

You're right freedom isn't free, it comes at a price. Those guys were just having a good Sunday and someone somewhere decided otherwise.

Salute to the men of the USS Arizona rip

As a veteran, remember those that sacrificed for our way of life. "Memorial" poignant sums it up. Salute to the US Park service for thier work and keeping the history alive.

This is why we support the National Park Service

These men of Service are still serving today with their memories. USS Arizona Memorial.

We must never forget. We must never dilute the sacrifices of these men by allowing our country and our Constitution to be trampled on by tyrants. Never.

@teller1290

3 жыл бұрын

They're here...now.

@Rick5040

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@THE-HammerMan

3 жыл бұрын

The most fearful tyrants threatening America today are in the US. It's just my opinion, but immigrants who don't enter legally and become citizens, and the Democrats & Liberals are the greatest threats now. Our country is being destroyed from within and it's escalating exponentially.

@tedjohnson9329

3 жыл бұрын

I could not have said it better and I won't try. Thanks.

@THE-HammerMan

3 жыл бұрын

@Joe Duke Oh my!!! If the Dem's hear you say that they'll take offense. Then pass statutes to make you stating your opinion illegal. What ARE you thinking?

Dexter Fincher, my Grandma's cousin was lost on the Arizona his body was never recovered.

Held my first reenlistment on USS Arizona Memorial in 1986. Very honored and humbled.

@MissionaryForMexico

3 жыл бұрын

William I had a very close friend re-enlist I think the same year. His name is Timothy Atkins, we both served in 1st Batt. 3rd Marines, at Kbay.

@colonelsanders3388

3 жыл бұрын

Took part in re up ceremony’s there & on the U.S.S Missouri parked right behind Arizona from ‘99-‘01. The biggest honor in my lifetime!!!

@RetiredSailor60

3 жыл бұрын

@@colonelsanders3388 My brother was stationed on USS Missouri during the first Gulf War

@REVNUMANEWBERN

3 жыл бұрын

My dad was in the unit that built the bridge across the Rhine River, I've never been in the military, but this memorial as others of WW2 & Vietnam brings tears to my eyes.

@rjrestorationstation4402

3 жыл бұрын

@@REVNUMANEWBERN Do you know what battalion your dad served?

To stand on the memorial and look at the roll of honour is a most moving experience. Lest we forget

A couple of years ago I went to a presentation by the National Parks rangers regarding the USS Arizona. It was an amazing experience. If you get the chance to go to one of these presentations GO! Don't HESITATE!

I met Paul Coursey in early ‘72. He retired as a brigadier general. He was scheduled to be on duty that Sunday morning, but an ensign had arranged to take that shift in his place.

@terryfinley7760

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know! I was wondering if he died in the sinking.

@g0679

3 жыл бұрын

Correction: early ‘73.

@lawpilot8526

3 жыл бұрын

12/23/2020 OK, so if he retired as a brigadier general then he must’ve been in the army or the marines, not the Navy, unless he quit the Navy to join the army or the marines. Not a big deal but please clarify. Thank you.

@g0679

3 жыл бұрын

@@lawpilot8526 Marine.

@s.sestric9929

3 жыл бұрын

@@lawpilot8526 If you saw the picture of him in the video, he's clearly wearing a USMC uniform.

My God, a beautiful life's poignant reminder .. hanging right there as a witness, still. Amazing.

Such a strong generation with their faith in God and family and their devotion to country. The greatest generation.

@search4truth616

3 жыл бұрын

One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

@s.sestric9929

3 жыл бұрын

If there's any argument against the existence of God, it would have to be the horrors of World War II.

@s.sestric9929

3 жыл бұрын

@@search4truth616 pfft

@search4truth616

3 жыл бұрын

@@s.sestric9929 MUST SHAME DADDY!

The uniform took my breath away. May they all rest in peace.

My life was shaped by the events of Pearl Harbor as so many others. Great work you're doing on the ARIZONA! NEVER FORGOTTEN🙏🇺🇲

I was stationed in Hawaii(68) while I was in the marine corps and I went there it was a awesome and lonely memorial, all you think about is how many people are down there, people who are just like me and you they had family's and dreams and most of them didn't even know what hit them when that bomb hit the magazine...may God rest their souls...

@LeatherneckJoe133

3 жыл бұрын

@Kodiak Island Retreats they probably couldn't read English, who know what's in those peoples minds..they were a beaten people, bound to be hated in some quarters

@LeatherneckJoe133

3 жыл бұрын

@Kodiak Island Retreats who knows maybe they can't read English, it's funny how they were our enemy at one time now they are our allies, you said they were laughing while looking at wall, I don't know what's in peoples minds but I can understand what you're feelings were when you saw that... when I was there in 68 me and two other marines hiking in the mountains and we found a zero that crashed into the into a ravine it was messed up pretty bad, we got a bunch of 50cal ammo and peice of the red meatball and I bought it back home anyway i thought I would share that with you....you have a wonderful day...

@LeatherneckJoe133

3 жыл бұрын

@Kodiak Island Retreats i know exactly what you mean that's not a place for joking its a Memorial, you can't help to feel the sadness as you read that wall with all of those names, and wonder who they were....

@LeatherneckJoe133

3 жыл бұрын

@Kodiak Island Retreats these young kids nowadays are a different breed they had everything given to them and they expect everyone to give them a free ride. It's a different world don't care about having their freedom as long as receive a check or free benefits....i call them the give me generation...

@REVNUMANEWBERN

3 жыл бұрын

@Kodiak Island Retreats I KNOW what I would of said "What the hell y'all laughing at" may of kicked some _____ it would of been a HONOR to of got locked up for the action I would of taken.

It’s definitely a war grave, and sacred. My cousin was killed on the Arizona, as was my third grade teachers son. He was Albert Joseph Smith, and Ensign on the bridge.

I left the USS Arizona an hour ago. I’ll never forget standing there, knowing what happened on the very spot I was standing.

God bless all our men and women that keep trying to protect us in an ever changing world and to all in our past that have already been there, done that, we thank you for your sacrifice. Lord just bring them home safe and again thank you for your service

Semper Fi Lt. Christie, God bless your soul and your family. Tom Boyte Gy.Sgt. USMC retired, Vietnam 65-66/70-71

@freqmgr

3 жыл бұрын

The LT survived and had a long Marine career. Mike Lynch SFC US Army retired, Vietnam 67-69/71-72

My Uncle was blown off of a gun turrett and dragged face down from the water. He lost one lung but lived many years after. He showed me lots of pictures of the arizona and talked about his service.

My first trip to the Arizona was in 1997. Still angry over the government lies about Vietnam, Kent State, the military. I expected to be sneering at the names on the wall. I think it was the ages of those names that got to me. They were children, mostly. People's kids, who had no idea of what they were up against. I was an old man compared to most of them. The smirk turned into tears, a lot of them. The final nail in my arrogance came 4 years later with America's second Pearl Harbor, 9/11. This time it was my America that got hit. We were lucky the death toll was only about 3,000. It should have been 50,000. Now, I fully support anything the Pentagon asks for, and it should be double that.

We must continue these inventories and reveal the stories of these men of history to keep the ship alive and what happened to them! If you know their story individually then when you visit it will be more rewarding experience than if you knew nothing about them!

Amazing story I wish I could hear stories from the others aboard from their families and such. Thanks to anyone that has ever served

I grew up in Hawaii, and used to hang with my Navy brat friends, riding our bikes around Pearl Harbor and Hickam AFB. This was in '72, there was no bridge and we would take the Ferry out to Ford Island, which was a journy in time. There were still remnants of December 7th strewn all over the place; bomb craters, airplane engines, machine gun holes in the buildings, etc. Over the years I have come to appreciate the National Park element of this place, and I hope America will always keep this in it's heart and never forget just how terrible war is.

Too many of us forget that the Arizona is a tomb, where over one thousand of our servicemen died. Seeing this coat, brings the message home that they died doing their duty to our country and should never be forgotten.

I understand it all of it if you had Parents during the war like I did you will get it this was the saddest thing and the greatest generation of all

@missinginbc

3 жыл бұрын

And the Greatest Generation has mostly passed, and the tyranny is already rising.

Wonderful story. Vital work that so much appreciated by Family and Relatives

Thank you for your service

When my oldest son was stationed at Scofield Barracks he said several buildings on post still had the bullet holes from the Japanese planes.

@jackwacaster7869

3 жыл бұрын

True I was stationed at Hickam AFB in 1957 in Naval Squadron VR-8 I seen a lot of bullet marks on the buildings there. The men and women at Pearl went through living hell. They fought an died for a DEMOCRACY, not a damn socialist country, some people best wake up and smell the roses

@lynpowell8532

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackwacaster7869 thank you for your service to our country. My dad served in the Army Air Force. His squadron is responsible for the maps we have today. Their squadron deactivated and eventually became SAC. that is so cool.

This give ne chills the moment i seen it i got this sensation of where still here and i just cryed like a small child

I've spent hundreds if not thousands of hours searching for a glimpse of my grandads plane HR905 he was shot down in. l can understand the meaning that clip has to her. It's hard to explain.

@clhuke6494

3 жыл бұрын

Not hard, to those of us that had parents/grandparents that served in WWII....my father served in the Coast Guard, manned a landing craft during Iwo Jima.....he never really spoke about it.........

He could have provided a bit more information, it turns out Lt. Coursey rose to the rank of Brigadier General and had a very eventful life, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Coursey

It's a wonder that anyone survived on the Arizona. The explosion detonated when the bomb hit the ammo hold was horrendous.

@MDRM68

3 жыл бұрын

Its fair to assume anyone who survived was either already on deck or just below the upper decks and to the rear when the magazine detonated and were either thrown clear or able to get out quickly.

All these years later and it still impacts me how that day changed history!

Thank you , NPS!

My Moms cousin was an aviation machinest on the Arizons. He had liberty the day Pearl was bombed. Said later his knees REALLY DID knock together from fear!

May all the lost souls who died on the USS Arizona and at Pearl Harbor Rest In Peace forever. 🇺🇸🙏✌️🥲🎖️ Remember December 7th, 1941.

🇺🇸 words cannot describe my deepest respect for those service men & women that gave their lives in a fraction of a second for our country 🇺🇸 My Sincerest Condolences 🇺🇸

An exchange was fatefully managed "that day": its silent witness of his absence from the ship, yet its continuing presence in his life...

Has the cabin for Lt C. Simensen been identified?

Pearl Harbor shaped my life. My Father's Ship was based in Pearl Harbor. Bull Halsey called it the luckiest damn ship in the Navy (USS TAYLOR 468). One of his Skippers was Admiral McNitt ( when he was a Captain) who was the XO on the Tang with

Greatest generation ever... Thank you to all men and women who served. What amazing story.

Lovely keep it real that way it will never Die. They really hit that Ship hard. 😔 🙏 🗽🦅🇺🇸

The men of the Arizona are still at their stations, for them it will always be December 7th. General quarters stand easy.

How wonderful. This is still a living ship. To be able to put this family a rest.

My wife and I volunteered at the Arizona for about 5 years before we moved back to the mainland... met many Pearl Harbor Survivors.... and the NPS always had other that fought during the attack and fought elsewhere like for the Black Sheep Squadron... Many memories and photos taken during those years... all that I knew are now gone.

Rip brothers, u r not forgotten !!!!!!!!

What a discovery

I stand corrected “ Lt. Coursey “ name was misspelled on the close caption, he’s a marine and his name is on the survivor list but that still doesn’t answer the question of what happened to him after the attack on the USS Arizona.

@AMD7027

3 жыл бұрын

Quite a bit happened to him, he rose to the rank of BGen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Coursey

@maryfrangapeach

2 жыл бұрын

After the attack, he learned to fly airplanes and was stationed in the Pacific during the remainder of the war. He was Vidalia, Georgia. He was my grandfather.

My ex and her husband went to the memorial in '90. I've wanted to visit the memorial, but I know it's likely going to be overwhelming. Someday soon, though. God bless them.

Gee it's a honor to see one making a unusual discovery. I shore are glad I got a education before being an writer, and an "journalist".

Semper Fi!

Of the two times I've been to the Arizona Memorial, each time it was all I could do to hold back tears. Trying now as I write this. This great Nation was founded 'Under God' and built on the sacrifices of great men and women such as these. May we ever strive to fill their shoes. I say strive with utmost reservation as we can only hope to fill their shoes.

This title should read, “Making an unusual discovery.” When the first letter of the word following is a consonant, use “a”. When the first letter of the word following is a vowel, use “an”.

@joeirwin269

3 жыл бұрын

Since you are so smart, why not be smart (nice) enough to send your English correction in a message instead of posting it for all to see!!! Believe me, you are not the only person to see that "an "should have been used instead of "a".

@rmscots

3 жыл бұрын

Are you freaking serious You must be that guy that complains about the sun rising in the east GTOH

It would be nice to know this officers battle station to get an idea where he might have met his end....

@AMD7027

3 жыл бұрын

He was a marine, he met his end much later, having rose to the rank of Brigadier General en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Coursey

@joeconrad3828

3 жыл бұрын

@@AMD7027 Thank you for that link.

RIP.

RIP LT.

GOD Bless OUR HEROES.💓🙏

Hallway? Never heard of such a thing on board a ship.

Why is anyone in this grave? As l stood above your deck many years ago l was truly humbled. May you all Rest In Peace. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. We cannot repay you beyond honoring you forever.

These men are heroes

Amazed that it has not been dissolved by the salt water and "critters"

@freqmgr

3 жыл бұрын

I beleive that the water in that area is somewhat free of the things that would consume the fabric of that uniform.

@kahamarca

3 жыл бұрын

@@freqmgr It could also depend on the depth as some organism does not live on certain depths

"Brett Seymour, deputy chief of the National Park Service’s Submerged Resources Center, is an audio visual production specialist..." He apparently needs to hire a proofreader. The title should have been "an Unusual Discovery".

@paolabulgari6298

3 жыл бұрын

Is that all you can add to a great story?

Did the Lieutenant survived the war or did he go down with the ship?

@ksf84

3 жыл бұрын

I did some quick research. John P. Coursey survived, retired from the USMC as a Brigadier General, and passed away in 1992. The tipper for me was that in the video, Mr. Seymour states Brig. Gen. Coursey's granddaughter spoke with him about the show she saw on PBS. I inferred from the comment that he survived the USS Arizona's sinking, and perhaps even the war. It was possible that he did not survive (Brig. Gen. Coursey was born in 1914) but for some reason, I felt he did. You can find a biography about him on Wikipedia.

@robertphillips6296

3 жыл бұрын

@@ksf84 Thank You.

Well what happened to Lt. Kersey that day?

Rest in peace Navy we will always remember u guys

So, are there *complete sets of human remains* still or board, or like Titanic, mostly dissolved by now? I realize ashes of survivors are also on board, but what about those who died on board?

Thank you usn 1980-1984

Semper fi, Marine

I thought the Arizona was supposed to be a war memorial and that divers were not allowed to go playing around inside of her.

@bob80q

11 сағат бұрын

They don’t, ROVs are used

My uncle is in the engine room

I have a menu from the Arizona’s officers mess that my mom was given by Acting Paymaster Paxton Carter, who died in the attack.

🇺🇸💪🇺🇸💪😎

Apparently Lt Kersey wasn’t on the ship, he’s not listed on either the casualties list nor the survivors list.

@77thTrombone

3 жыл бұрын

Observe at 1:00, on the left side of the page: J.P. Coursey in stateroom BB, extension 539.

More than steel and wood. It's flesh, blood and bone.

"Eternal Patrol"

An unusual....

@jpeterman57

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. The author needs to brush up on use of indefinite articles. Mastered it in grade school English class.

Was he KIA on board?

@billnotice9957

3 жыл бұрын

I think he survived. He was not on the Arizona war dead list!

@oveidasinclair982

3 жыл бұрын

@@billnotice9957 Thanks for passing that on, the video's producers should have done that

@77thTrombone

3 жыл бұрын

Video description says he's a survivor.

Shoes...😒 Sad... That's how Bob Ballard found the Titanic ... A Trail of debris including " Shoes "...

Iron men and wooden ships 🕊

Its a ship! Its called a PASSAGEWAY!

@gypsy97feder94

3 жыл бұрын

this has to be the most important comment about this video. If they can't use the proper terms they have no business making this video. Congratulations to the person picking up on this egregious error!

SEMPER FI ‼️🍻

SALUTE to these PATRIOTS !

To DOD: Restore "Duty, Honor, County" to the US military academies!!!

Any bodies still there?

@bob80q

11 сағат бұрын

Any brain cells left in your head?

How can you r Tell this story and leave it open ended by NOT saying what happened to this Officer? Die he survive, or not that day?

@stephenbrown2567

3 жыл бұрын

His grand-daughter called the Ranger......

@terrydouglas5008

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenbrown2567 and that proves nothing. He could have had a son or daughter at the time of Pearl Harbors attack.

@danielwest2421

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the description for this video says he survived

@AMD7027

3 жыл бұрын

He survived into the 1990s, rose to the rank of Brigadier General en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Coursey

@stephenbrown2567

3 жыл бұрын

@@terrydouglas5008, well look him up as others have and stop your whining to be spoon fed..... Look at the image, there is a clue or two as to his later service.....

Passageway....

My third cousin died on the uss Arizona

what happened to him????????????????????

@AMD7027

3 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Coursey

If anybody doesn't know ? .Elvis Presley helped raise money an gave some of his own to have this memorial built .so we can all walk above this ship .

So many world war 11 veterans who were on the Arizona who are dying want to be buried with them the best generation ever

Ok did he live or die that day. if he lived did he survive the war

@josephstevens9888

3 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering that as well.

@AMD7027

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephstevens9888 He lived quite a life en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Coursey

@AMD7027

3 жыл бұрын

He lived quite a life en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Coursey

@josephstevens9888

3 жыл бұрын

@@AMD7027 I just check out the wikipedia article... you are correct, General Coursey did live a fascinating life! Spent his WW@ time in the Solomon Island Campaign, which is not well known, but it lasted until the end of the war. Also, I liked how Gen. Coursey flew Grumman F9F Panthers in Korea. The Panther has always been a favorite combat airplane of mine.

One of the most intense moments of my life, standing over the Arizona, thinking about the men that were lost on that ship and on that day. 💔😭 R.I.P. Heros.🫡❤️🇺🇲

Inside the USS Arizona: Making a Unusual Discovery - Inside the USS Arizona: Making ~ AN ~ Unusual Discovery (.)

The title should be: Making AN unusual discovery.

Should be recovered and saved for generation to come to show the cost of freedom.

Have a uncle in engine compartment