Which President was escorted by the battleship whose pieces are now featured at the Glendale Veterans War Memorial?
Glendale Veterans War Memorial Glendale Veterans War Memorial also known as the Glendale USS Arizona Memorial (2002) is a monument to United States veterans of all wars. It is located on the lawn in front of the Glendale Public Library at 5959 West Brown Street, Glendale, Arizona. It was created by artist Joe Tyler with assistance from ceramist Scott Cisson and sculptor Sylvania Anderson. The monument includes pieces of the USS Arizona, a battleship sunk at the Battle of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
Des Moines-class cruiser The "Des Moines"-class cruisers were a trio of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers, commissioned in 1948–1949. They were the last of the all-gun heavy cruisers, exceeded in size in the American navy only by the "Alaska"-class cruiser s that straddled the line between heavy cruiser and battlecruiser. Two were decommissioned by 1961, but one, "Newport News" (CA-148) , served until 1975. "Salem" (CA-139) is a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts; the other two ships were scrapped.