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title: The Tears of the USS Arizona
author: James G. Howes
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19463/the-tears-of-the-uss-arizona/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2024-09-25
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# The Tears of the USS Arizona

_Authored by James G. Howes_

## Image File

[![The Tears of the USS Arizona](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19463.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19463.jpg)

## Image Caption

Oil seeping to the surface from the wreck of the USS *Arizona* is appropriately named the "tears of the *Arizona*", which still weeps to this day in remembrance of those who lost their lives during the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Howes, J. G. (2024, September 25). The Tears of the USS Arizona. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19463/the-tears-of-the-uss-arizona/>
### Chicago
Howes, James G.. "The Tears of the USS Arizona." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 25, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19463/the-tears-of-the-uss-arizona/>.
### MLA
Howes, James G.. "The Tears of the USS Arizona." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Sep 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19463/the-tears-of-the-uss-arizona/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Arizona_oil_seepage.jpg) by [**James G. Howes**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Arizona_oil_seepage.jpg). Submitted by [Matthew Allison](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/matthewallison/ "User Page: Matthew Allison"), published on 25 September 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.