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Oldest known survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack dies at age 106
Drake Jr., a Kentuckian believed to be the oldest survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age ...
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 ...
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Oldest living survivor of Pearl Harbor attack dies in Lexington
The oldest living survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack has died in Lexington. Vaughn P. Drake Jr., 106, of Lexington, served ...
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World’s oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106: ‘Lived with integrity every single day’
A veteran believed to be the world’s oldest Pearl ... attack on Pearl Harbor. Pacific Historic Parks He received several commendations for his service, including the World War II Victory Medal ...
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 ...
Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106
Vaughn Drake Jr. was a 23-year-old Army engineer working in Oahu when Japanese forces attacked the American base at Pearl ...
Oldest known Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106
Vaughn Drake Jr. of Lexington, Kentucky, was 23 years old when he served as an Army engineer at Pearl Harbor more than 80 ...
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Survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor dies at 106
Drake Jr., who was on Oahu during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor ... Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, where he saw combat at the battles of Pearl Harbor and Saipan in the Pacific ...