The World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument was a

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honoring events, people, and sites of the Pacific Theater engagement of the United States during World War II. The

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, signed into law March 12, 2019, abolished the National Monument, replacing it with Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Aleutian Islands World War II National Monument, and

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Sites

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The national monument included 9 sites in 3 states, totaling : :: – sites administered by the National Park Service :::* USS ''Arizona'' Memorial and Visitor Center :::* USS ''Utah'' Memorial :::* USS ''Oklahoma'' Memorial :::*Six Chief Petty Officer Bungalows on

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:::*Mooring Quays F6, F7, and F8, which formed part of

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:: – sites administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service as part of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge :::*

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battlefield remnants on

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:::* Japanese occupation of Kiska Island, Aleutian Islands :::*

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crash site on Atka Island, Aleutian Islands :: – site jointly administered by both NPS and FWS :::*

(on the site of an internment camp for Japanese Americans), in Modoc County, northeastern

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Administration

The monument was administered by the

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and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The actual shipwrecks of the ''Arizona'', ''Utah'', and ''Oklahoma'' were not parts of the monument and remained under the jurisdiction of the

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Establishment

The monument was created on December 5, 2008, through a proclamation issued by

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George W. Bush under the authority of the Antiquities Act of 1906. The proclamation date was selected in anticipation of the 67th anniversary of the

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, on December 7, 2008. This was the first proclamation of a national monument in Alaska since passage of the

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(ANILCA) in 1980.ANILCA requires Congressional ratification of the use of the Antiquities Act for withdrawals of greater than 5,000 acres (20.2 km²) in Alaska.

References

*Proclamation 8327 of December 5, 2008
Establishment of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
73 FR 75293 (2008-12-10).

Notes

External links

National Park Service: Pearl Harbor National Memorial

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service − Foundation Statement–Alaska Unit, World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
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