Highly desirable original 4 x 2.25 ticket for the benefit concert performed by Elvis Presley for the Pacific War Memorial Commission at Bloch Arena in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Hawaii, on March 25, 1961, with a face value of $100. In fine condition.
The Pacific War Memorial Commission was created in 1949, tasked with the creation of permanent World War II tributes in Hawaii, including a monument to those killed in the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor. By 1960, the memorial fund was still well short of its $500,000 goal. Elvis Presley, who had recently finished his two years' service in the Army, offered to perform a benefit concert to coincide with his scheduled movie location work in the area there for 'Blue Hawaii.' His sole condition was that all proceeds from ticket sales had to go to the memorial fund—an amount that ultimately totaled over $64,000. This kicked off a series of successful fundraising endeavors, and the USS Arizona Memorial was formally dedicated on May 30, 1962.
