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Restoration of the USS Missouri (“THE MIGHTY MO”)

Tuesday, Oct 1, 2002 and Updated Tuesday, September 30, 2003
ASCE YMF October Service Project
    Volunteers from the ASCE Hawaii Section’s Younger Member Forum (YMF) stepped aboard an icon of American history on October 12, 2003 to assist with the restoration of one of the world’s greatest battleships. Once fierce and feared, the USS Missouri – one of the most decorated U.S. Navy ship in history – now peacefully and majestically rests moored at the historic Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor. The USS Missouri, also known as the “Mighty Mo”, was commissioned in 1944 and served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Persian Gulf War. The Mighty Mo was finally retired in 1992 and later donated to the USS Missouri Memorial Association in 1999 by the United States Navy.
    Armed with chisels, mallets, crowbars, and hammers, 12 YMF volunteers were given a mission: Search for and rescue salvageable portions of the Mighty Mo’s teak deck. Our target position was the dilapidated deck located just above the historic surrender deck, the site of the Japanese surrender to the United States marking the end of World War II and securing the Missouri’s place in history.
    The mission commenced at 09:00 hours with the first battalion of volunteers in position to pry the weathered and damaged teak decking from the ship with crowbars, exposing the corroded metal panels beneath. Once removed, the teak panels were transported to a sorting area where a second battalion of volunteers classified them as either salvageable or retired and began preparing the salvageable members for another tour of duty. Once all the teak panels in the target area were removed the corroded metal decking was the next target of the operation.
    At 13:00 hours, the dilapidated deck, which had fallen into disrepair as a result of its many years of proud service, was cleared of its weathered teak panels and rusted sheet metal deck. The entire operation was executed without casualties despite swarms of civilians touring the floating memorial. Mission accomplished.
    An intelligence report later discovered that operatives from the USS Missouri Memorial Association are planning future missions which will involve the installation of new sheet metal and teak panels to restore the deck to its former glory.   For information on volunteering to assist the USS Missouri Memorial Association’s ongoing restoration efforts, please call Sam Lowe at 455-1600 x 224.

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