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Aircraft Carrier Memorial, San Diego, California
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The Aircraft Carrier Memorial commemorates all the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers and all who have served in them and flown from their decks.A nine-foot polished black granite obelisk stands as the centerpiece to the memorial and includes the engraved names of all 164 carriers, from the pioneering U.S.S. Langley (CV-1) to U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), America's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.Two life-size bronze sculptures by noted artists T.J. Dixon and James Nelson represent a naval aviator and a sailor and add a human dimension to the monument.
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