The Special Collections Day of Infamy 1941-2001 Exhibit Collage (located at the top of each page of the Day of Infamy web site) was created in 2002 by Bennie Franks, Intern from Pitt Community College, and Michael Reece , Production Coordinator for the Digitization Center in Joyner Library.

The elements of the collage include:

1.       Picture of Archie Parmelee Kelley, digitized from a photograph printed in the Naval Academy Yearbook, The Lucky Bag of the Class of 1941 . Kelley served aboard the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He retired as Captain of the U.S. Navy Reserves on February 1, 1965, and received the Bronze Star Medal. The photograph and biography for this item can be seen in the War Begins category of the Day of Infamy Exhibit ( Case 1: War Begins ).

2.       Picture of Louis Poisson Davis, digitized from a photograph printed in the Naval Academy Yearbook, The Lucky Bag of the Class of 1941 . Davis earned qualification in Submarine Warfare and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his service. At the time of Pearl Harbor he was serving on the destroyer USS Reid (DD 369). The photograph and biography for this item can be seen in the Smaller Ships category of the Day of Infamy Exhibit ( Case 5: Smaller Ships ).

3.       Picture of David Martin Armstrong, digitized from a photograph printed in the Naval Academy Yearbook, The Lucky Bag of the Class of 1941 . Armstrong served aboard the USS Zane during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He retired as U.S. Naval Commander on July 1, 1961, and has received the Bronze Star Medal as well as the Navy Commendation Medal. The photograph and biography for this item can be seen in the War Begins category of the Day of Infamy Exhibit ( Case 1: War Begins ).

4.       Picture of Richard M. Wright, digitized from a photograph printed in the Naval Academy Yearbook, The Lucky Bag of the Class of 1941 . Wright served aboard the USS Tennessee during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He retired as U. S. Naval Captain on August 31, 1969, and has received the Silver Star Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Naval Unit Commendation Ribbon, and all foreign decorations. The photograph and biography for this item can be seen in the War Begins category of the Day of Infamy Exhibit ( Case 1: War Begins ).

5.       Picture of the USS Arizona memorial, digitized from a photograph in the Walter K. Small Jr. Papers (#731/82), part of the East Carolina Manuscript Collection in the Special Collections Department of Joyner Library. The USS Arizona memorial is on the island of Oahu in Pearl Harbor about 2 miles from the Honolulu Airport. It was built over the sunken remains of the battleship USS Arizona when their ship was bombed by the Japanese Naval Forces. This item can be seen in the Looking Back category of the Day of Infamy Exhibit ( Case 7: Looking Back ).

6.       Picture of the USS Helena , from the Online Library of Selected Images at the Naval Historical Center. Helena was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on 7 December 1941. She was moored at 1010 Dock Navy Yard on the east side of the harbor. Outboard of her was the minesweeper Oglala . By chance Helena happened to be in the berth normally assigned to the battleship Pennsylvania and so became a prime target of the attacking Japanese planes. Helena participated in many of the fiercest battles of the Pacific War including Guadalcanal, Rennell Island, and Savo Island. Helena was the first ship to receive the Navy Unit Commendation. She earned 7 battle stars for her actions later in the war. This item can be seen in the First Reactions category of the Day of Infamy Exhibit ( Case 2: Frist Reactions ).

7.       Silhouette drawings of three Japanese fighter planes, drawn by Bennie Franks. Photographs of original Japanese fighter planes were used as a reference for the three silhouettes.

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