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Oldest known survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack dies at age 106
Vaughn P. Drake Jr., a Kentuckian believed to be the oldest survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at ...
Oldest known Pearl Harbor survivor passes
Vaughn P. Drake Jr., 106, of Lexington, Kentucky passed away on April 7, according to the Pacific Historic Parks USS Arizona ...
A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why
Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot ...
Sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack finally ID'd 84 years later, bringing closure to family
U.S. Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil D. Frye is finally home from Pearl Harbor and was laid to rest last week in North ...
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Black solider killed in Pearl Habor buried in hometown more than 80 years after death
According to NBC News, on April 3, Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil Frye received full military honors as his remains were ...
Moore County sailor killed at Pearl Harbor ID'd 84 years later as family gains closure
A years-long journey of letters written, miles driven and dollars spent finally culminated in DNA confirmation that a Moore ...
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Bloomsburg band gears up for Pearl Harbor parade honor
The band was chosen to represent Pennsylvania at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Hawaii, commemorating the 84th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. "They get a tour of the historical ...
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Survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor dies at 106
a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base, died at 102. In December, Warren Upton, labeled as the oldest living survivor from Pearl Harbor and the last ...