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A number of objects retrieved from the wreck of the Arizona. They are: halyard snaps (left and bottom) used to attach flags to a halyard line. second from left is an spent shell casing of a .50 caliber antiaircraft bullet; second from right is a .50…

Two pieces of metal from Japanese airplanes shot down during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

A piece of shrapnel from bed of Ford Island, removed 12/7/41.

Piece of shrapnel, American

Piece of armor piercing projectile, tungsten, nickel and steel, probably Japanese.

Time fuse from a 5" antiaircraft projectile retrieved from Pearl Harbor.

Closeups of pieces of shrapnel pulled out of the harbor, these are kept in a case in the Student Memorial exhibit.

Steel ring wheel of Japanese plane shot down by USS Honolulu, 12/7/41.
This is a pulley wheel of the type used to adjust control surfaces (elevators, ailerons, rudder, flaps) via cables running from the cockpit.

Blue hard knit sweater from USS Arizona's rowing team. The square-serif A seems like a forerunner of University of Arizona's logo!
Many skills acquired in the Navy naturally lead to competitions between the men and between the crews of different…

An exquisitely painted and detailed 1/350 scale model of the Arizona in its final configuration.

Memento picture frame of crossed oars and live preserver, it includes a photograph of a sailor in uniform.

Plank from quarter-deck of USS Arizona. Inscribed "Waidelich Jesse R was aboard 4-10-1927 4-12-1934".

Spent shell casing from a Bofors Mark 3 40mm antiaircraft gun, most likely chromed as they were usually made from brass. This has been polished to a mirror finish.

Spent shell casing from a Bofors Mark 3 40mm antiaircraft gun, chromed and polished with a well executed image of a pin-up girl engraved upon it.

Spent shell casing from a 40mm Bofors Mark 3 antiaircraft gun with female figure engraved on it.

Pair of candlesticks made from one of the USS Arizona's main teak wood drive shafts when they were replaced. They were made by the donor.

Lamp made from an expended 37mm shell, decorated with .30 caliber bullets and featuring .45 caliber bullets as feet and a spent .45 cartridge as a weight on the pull chain.

This ash tray is made from the nose of a projectile shell, about 3" (76mm) and .30 caliber rifle bullets with .45 caliber bullets as the feet.

Handmade photo frame, made from .45, 30 and .50 caliber bullets. The photo shows William Watkins with his Donald Barley, who died in a car accident in Seattle in 1934.

American Heritage China Battleship USS Arizona Last Cruise Commemorative Plate with stand with reproduction of painting by Edward Ries.