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Oldest known military veteran survivor of Pearl Harbor attack dies at 106
Vaughn P. Drake, Jr., was 23 years old stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station in Oahu, Hawaii, when Japan launched the attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet.
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 Harbor survivor has died at 106 years old. Vaughn P. Drake Jr. from ...
Kentuckian believed to be oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106
A release says Vaughn P. Drake Jr. was one of the last known survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor and was believed to be ...
'We brought them joy': Jupiter High marching band performs in Hawaii at Vietnam vets parade
About 45 students made the nearly 5,000 mile trip to Honolulu to take part in the National Vietnam Veterans Day Parade. What ...
Survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor dies at 106
Drake Jr., who was on Oahu during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor has died, according to an obituary. At 106, Drake was ...
Why a U.S. Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII's Battle of Okinawa
On April 11, 1945, a Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball during the ...
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 naval captain ordered a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot who died slamming his ...