[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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PROCLAMATION 8327--DEC. 5, 2008



Proclamation 8327 of December 5, 2008
Establishment of the World War II Valor In the Pacific National Monument
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Beginning at Pearl Harbor with the day of infamy that saw the sinking of
the USS ARIZONA and ending on the deck of the USS MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay,
many of the key battles of World War II were waged on and near American
shores and throughout the Pacific. We must always remember the debt we
owe to the members of the Greatest Generation for our liberty. Their
gift is an enduring peace that transformed enemies into steadfast allies
in the cause of democracy and freedom around the globe.
Americans will never forget the harrowing sacrifices made in the Pacific
by soldiers and civilians that began at dawn on December 7, 1941, at
Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. The surprise attack killed more than
2,000 American military personnel and dozens of civilians and thrust the
United States fully into World War II.
America responded and mobilized our forces to fight side-by-side with
our allies in the European, Atlantic, and Pacific theaters. The United
States Navy engaged in epic sea battles, such as Midway, and our Armed
Forces fought extraordinary land battles for the possession of occupied
islands. These battles led to significant loss of life for both sides,
as well as for the island's native peoples. Battlegrounds such as
Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Guam, Peleliu, the Philippines, Iwo Jima,
and Okinawa are remembered for the heroic sacrifices and valor displayed
there.
The conflict raged as far north as the Alaskan territory. The United
States ultimately won the encounter in the Aleutian Island chain but not
without protracted and costly battles.
There were also sacrifices on the home front. Tens of millions of
Americans rallied to support the war effort, often at great personal
cost. Men and women of all backgrounds were called upon as industrial
workers, volunteers, and civil servants. Many Americans valiantly
supported the war effort even as they struggled for their own civil
rights.
In commemoration of this pivotal period in our Nation's history, the
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument adds nine historic
sites to our national heritage of monuments and memorials representing
various aspects of the war in the Pacific.
Five of those sites are in the Pearl Harbor area, which is the home of
both the USS ARIZONA and the USS MISSOURI--milestones of the Pacific
campaign that mark the beginning and the end of the war. The sites in
this area include: the USS ARIZONA Memorial and Visitor Center, the USS
UTAH Memorial, the USS OKLAHOMA Memorial, the six Chief Petty Officer
Bungalows on Ford Island, and mooring quays F6, F7, and F8, which
constituted part of Battleship Row. The USS ARIZONA and USS UTAH vessels
will not be designated as part of the national monument, but instead
will be retained by the Department of Defense (through the Department of
the Navy) as the final resting place for those entombed there.

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Three sites are located in Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The first is the
crash site of a Consolidated B-24D Liberator bomber--an aircraft of a
type that played a highly significant role in World War II--located on
Atka Island. The second is the site of Imperial Japan's occupation of
Kiska Island, beginning in June 1942, which marks the northern limit of
Imperial Japan's expansion in the Pacific. The Kiska site includes
historic relics such as Imperial Japanese coastal and antiaircraft
defenses, camps, roads, an airfield, a submarine base, a seaplane base,
and other installations, as well as the remains of Allied defenses,
including runway facilities and gun batteries.
The third Aleutian designation is on Attu Island, the site of the only
land battle fought in North America during World War II. It still
retains the scars of the battle: thousands of shell and bomb craters in
the tundra; Japanese trenches, foxholes, and gun encampments; American
ammunition magazines and dumps; and spent cartridges, shrapnel, and
shells located at the scenes of heavy fighting. Attu later served as a
base for bombing missions against Japanese holdings.
The last of the nine designations will bring increased understanding of
the high price paid by some Americans on the home front. The Tule Lake
Segregation Center National Historic Landmark and nearby Camp Tule Lake
in California were both used to house Japanese-Americans relocated from
the west coast of the United States. They encompass the original
segregation center's stockade, the War Relocation Authority Motor Pool,
the Post Engineer's Yard and Motor Pool, a small part of the Military
Police Compound, several historic structures used by internees and
prisoners of war at Camp Tule Lake, and the sprawling landscape that
forms the historic setting.
WHEREAS much of the Federal property within the World War II Valor in
the Pacific National Monument is easily accessible to visitors from
around the world;
WHEREAS the Secretary of the Interior should be authorized and directed
to interpret the broader story of World War II in the Pacific in
partnership with the Department of Defense, the States of Hawaii,
Alaska, and California, and other governmental and non-profit
organizations;
WHEREAS the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument will
promote understanding of related resources, encourage continuing
research, present interpretive opportunities and programs for visitors
to better understand and honor the sacrifices borne by the Greatest
Generation, and tell the story from Pearl Harbor to Peace;
WHEREAS section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225, 16 U.S.C.
431) (the ``Antiquities Act'') authorizes the President, in his
discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks,
historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or
scientific interest that are situated upon lands owned or controlled by
the Government of the United States to be national monuments, and to
reserve as a part thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in all
cases shall be confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper
care and management of the objects to be protected;
WHEREAS it is in the public interest to preserve the areas described
above and on the attached maps as the World War II Valor in the Pacific
National Monument;

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Act of June
8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225, 16 U.S.C. 431), do proclaim that there are hereby
set apart and reserved as the World War II Valor in the Pacific National
Monument for the purpose of protecting the objects described above, all
lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by the Government of
the United States within the boundaries described on the accompanying
maps, which are attached and form a part of this proclamation. The
Federal lands and interests in land reserved consist of approximately
6,310 acres, which is the smallest area compatible with the proper care
and management of the objects to be protected.
All Federal lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of this
monument are hereby appropriated and withdrawn from all forms of entry,
location, selection, sale, leasing, or other disposition under the
public land laws, including, but not limited to, withdrawal from
location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and from disposition
under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.
Management of the National Monument
The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument through the
National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, pursuant
to applicable legal authorities, to implement the purposes of this
proclamation. The National Park Service shall generally administer the
national monument, except that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall
administer the portions of the national monument that are within a
national wildlife refuge. The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service may prepare an agreement to share, consistent with
applicable laws, whatever resources are necessary to properly manage the
monument.
For the purposes of preserving, interpreting, and enhancing public
understanding and appreciation of the national monument and the broader
story of World War II in the Pacific, the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall prepare a management
plan within 3 years of the date of this proclamation.
The Secretary of the Interior shall have management responsibility for
the monument sites and facilities in Hawaii within the boundaries
designated on the accompanying maps to the extent necessary to implement
this proclamation, including the responsibility to maintain and repair
the Chief Petty Officer Bungalows and other monument facilities. The
Department of Defense may retain the authority to control access to
those sites. The Department of the Interior through the National Park
Service and the Department of the Navy may execute an agreement to
provide for the operational needs and responsibilities of each
Department in implementing this proclamation.
Armed Forces Actions
1. The prohibitions required by this proclamation shall not restrict
activities and exercises of the Armed Forces (including those carried
out by the United States Coast Guard).
2. All activities and exercises of the Armed Forces shall be carried out
in a manner that avoids, to the extent practicable and consistent with
operational requirements, adverse impacts on monument resources and
qualities.

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3. In the event of threatened or actual destruction of, loss of, or
injury to a monument resource or quality resulting from an incident,
including but not limited to spills and groundings, caused by a
component of the Department of Defense or any other Federal agency, the
cognizant component shall promptly coordinate with the Secretary of the
Interior for the purpose of taking appropriate actions to respond to and
mitigate the harm and, if possible, restore or replace the monument
resource or quality.
4. Nothing in this proclamation or any regulation implementing it shall
limit or otherwise affect the Armed Forces' discretion to use, maintain,
improve, or manage any real property under the administrative control of
a Military Department or otherwise limit the availability of such real
property for military mission purposes.
The establishment of this monument is subject to valid existing rights.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to revoke any existing
withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation; however, the national
monument shall be the dominant reservation.
Nothing in this proclamation shall alter the authority of any Federal
agency to take action in the monument area where otherwise authorized
under applicable legal authorities, except as provided by this
proclamation.
Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate,
injure, destroy, or remove any feature of this monument and not to
locate or settle upon any lands thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
third.
GEORGE W. BUSH

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