USS Arizona Families: How to Verify DNA and Genealogy Outreach
For families connected to the U.S.S. Arizona, participation in the effort to identify the Unknowns can involve deeply personal information, […]
DPAA Releases Statement About Mission to Identify USS Arizona Unknowns
Dear Families and Supporters, Today, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) officially announced that the 60% DNA Family Reference Sample
How USS Arizona Families in Long Beach Endured After Pearl Harbor
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Long Beach, California became a city of mourning, resilience, and quiet service for U.S.S.
Pearl Harbor Families and Their Sacrifice
Written by: Bobbi Jo Buel In the wake of Pearl Harbor, some U.S.S. Arizona families turned grief into sacrifice—rejecting death
Unknown No More? Operation 85’s First Identification Case Reaches the Pentagon
On December 11, 2025, Operation 85 reached a historic milestone. For the first time since the attack on Pearl Harbor,
DPAA Confirms USS Arizona Unknowns Disinterment Request Will Move Forward
Dear Family Members and Supporters, In one of the most significant developments ever announced regarding the U.S.S. Arizona Unknowns buried in the
National Park Service Denies Families Request to Lay Wreath on U.S.S. Arizona Memorial on December 7th
Many of you had contacted Operation 85 about what representation family would have at the Memorial for the upcoming December
🇺🇸 USS Arizona Update: We Did It — Operation 85 Surpasses the “Impossible” Goal
Dear Family Members and Supporters: In early October, OP85 researcher John Hardy and I started our morning meeting the same
U.S.S. Arizona Sailors and the Letters They Left Behind
Written by: Bobbi Jo BuelThey came from small towns across America—farm boys and dreamers who found themselves aboard one of
Final Letters from the U.S.S. Arizona Crew
Written by: Bobbie Jo BuelTheir letters home from aboard the U.S.S. Arizona carried quiet warnings of war. Weeks later, the