 Originally, the decision to move "Missouri" to Pearl Harbor was met with some resistance.The National Park Service expressed concern that the battleship, whose name has become synonymous with the end of World War II, would overshadow the battleship , whose dramatic explosion and subsequent sinking on 7 December 1941 has since become synonymous with the attack on Pearl Harbor.To help guard against this impression "Missouri" was placed well back from and facing the "Arizona" Memorial, so that those participating in military ceremonies on "Missouri"s aft decks would not have sight of the "Arizona" Memorial.