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100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls confusion and chaos during Japanese bombing 83 years ago

  • Bob Fernandez, a 100-year-old survivor, recalls feeling scared and confused during the Japanese bombing at Pearl Harbor, stating, "We didn’t even know we were in a war."
  • He joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old in August 1941 and faced explosions while passing ammunition to artillery crews.
  • Despite being praised as a hero, Fernandez does not see himself in that way, mentioning, "We lost a lot of good people, you know.
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One of the last Pearl Harbor survivors recalls that infamous day | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

LODI, Calif. >> Questions about that day come year-round but nothing like November and December. The answers have grown into stories, now briefer than before but still mostly complete. Details sometimes get jumbled, but no one complains. For 100, everyone says, Bob Fernandez is doing great.

·Honolulu, United States
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Survivors return to Hawai to honor those killed in attack

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, spent six weeks in physical therapy to build the strength to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony honoring those killed in the Japanese bombing that thrust the U.S. into World War II some 83 years ago. On Saturday, Schab gingerly rose […]

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2 Pearl Harbor survivors from Oregon return to Hawaii to honor those killed in 1941

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor from Beaverton, was so determined to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony honoring those killed in the Japanese bombing that thrust the U.S. into World War II some 83 years ago that he spent six weeks in physical therapy to build the strength to do so.

·Portland, United States
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Japan TodayJapan Today

100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls confusion and chaos during Japanese bombing

Bob Fernandez thought he'd go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later he found himself shaking from explosions and passing ammunition to artillery crews so his ship's guns could return fire on Japanese planes…

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100-Year-Old Pearl Harbor Survivor Describes the Chaos

Bob Fernandez thought he'd go dancing and see the world when he joined the US Navy as a high school student in August 1941. Four months later, he found himself shaking from explosions and passing ammunition to artillery crews so his ship's guns could return fire on Japanese planes bombing...

·Miami, United States
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100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls chaos during Japanese bombing in 1941

Dec. 7 marks 83 years since the attack that catapulted the U.S. into World War II.

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The spokesman-Review broke the news in Spokane, United States on Friday, December 6, 2024.
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