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The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was meant to destroy the entire American Pacific fleet in one fell swoop. While the Arizona and the Oklahoma were damaged beyond repair, three more battleships – the California, West Virginia and Nevada – sank upright in relatively shallow water. These three were eventually salvaged and returned to service. The death toll on the Arizona was 1,177. Those who survived numbered 334 (some sources say 335). Of these, only two are still living. Survivors are offered the option of joining their lost comrades and making the Arizona their final resting place. Crew members who served onboard the ship during the attack can choose to have their ashes deposited by divers beneath one of sunken Arizona’s gun turrets. To date, 44 sailors have chosen this option. Other military survivors can choose to have their ashes scattered wherever their ship was located during the attacks. The last person to be interred in the Arizona was in 2019.