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Oldest Survivor of Pearl Harbor Dies at 106

The destroyer USS Shaw explodes after being bombed by Japanese planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, which prompted the U.S. entry into World War II. (AP)

By    |   Wednesday, 16 April 2025 07:23 AM EDT

It was the morning Dec. 7, 1941, when Vaughn Drake Jr. and his fellow soldiers were about to enjoy breakfast at Kaneohe Naval Air Station in Oahu.

Little did they know, it would be a morning that would live in infamy.

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It was the morning Dec. 7, 1941, when Vaughn Drake Jr. and his fellow soldiers were about to enjoy breakfast at Kaneohe Naval Air Station in Oahu.
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