The Men of the USS Utah (BB-31/AG-16) Deneen Pottery Coffman reinterprets critical events leading

Coffman reinterprets critical events leading up to and following statehood in 1959: U

which straddles the sunken hull of the USS Arizona

World War II

He demonstrates that the racial discrimination against Japanese Americans that occurred on the West Coast during World War II closely paralleled the less familiar oppression of Hawaii's Japanese

Recognition in Remembrance

The Men of the USS Utah (BB-31/AG-16) Deneen Pottery Coffman reinterprets critical events leadingBy T. J. Cooper In the early hours of December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched their first attack on Pearl Harbor. Their main targets were the aircraft carriers and the destroyers in port. The Utah was moored in an area reserved for the aircraft carriers. Utah was covered in 6 by 12 inch timbers and metal sheds to protect it from target practice. The location of the Utah coupled with the timbers on deck, made it appear as an aircraft carrier. The