U.S.S. Arizona Facts

Acknowledgments

We are extremely indebted to several people who have been contributing insight and ideas during the development of this website. We're sure that this list will continue to grow as more information comes forth. For now, we would like offer our extreme thanks to the following people:

Ray Emory, U.S.S. Arizona Historian, Hawaii

Historian for the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and President Imeritus of the National Chief Petty Officers Association, Ray Emory has supplied his research throughout the years to many organizations as well as to Lorraine Marks-Haislip. We are grateful for his on-going research and his support of "getting the truth to the people."

Since the 1960's Ray has assembled in his computer the complete history of each officer and crewman aboard each ship in Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, not just the U.S.S. Arizona BB-39. Because of his extraordinary research, he was able to supply the information Lorraine Haislip needed to begin working with him on the Unknown graves in Punchbowl.
Mrs. Haislip's unbelievable and incredible journey back through time had already begun; a time of innocence before Pearl Harbor - and make the acquaintance of Arizona's crew through Arizona's Deck Logs from 1916 through October 1941.

Related Page: Article: Another Pearl "unknown" may be identified

Paul Stillwell, Author and Director of History/U.S. Naval Institute

Author Paul Stillwell made acknowledgment to Lorraine Marks-Haislip for her help while writing the book, 'Battleship Arizona - An Illustrated History' in 1991:
"When the Arizona was nearing her end, in 1940-41, one of the men in the deck force was a seaman, later coxswain, named Ed Marks. His nickname among his shipmates was "Harpo" because he was quiet, like the member of the famous Marx brothers of the movies.

He survived the loss of the ship because he was on leave on 7 December, and he died just a few years ago. His widow, Lorraine Marks, became the historian for the Arizona Reunion Association so that her work might serve as a tribute to her husband's time on the ship. She has done a spectacular job, traveling widely to collect memories, photographs, and memorabilia to honor the service of the USS Arizona. For her, this project is essentially an unpaid full-time job, and she even moved from California to Phoenix, Arizona, so that she could coordinate her efforts with those of the state capitol's museum and spread the word about the ship. She has made immense contributions to this book through her generous sharing of the many things she has collected. It is a far better book than it would have been without her efforts." (Reprinted by permission U.S. Naval Institute)