One of the last US survivors of Pearl Harbor dies at 102

102 year-old man who survived Pearl Harbor has died

By KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story     MANY, Louisiana (KTBS) — One of the last surviving sailors involved in the Pearl Harbor attack has died. Jesse Mahaffey died Saturday at the age of 102. His funeral service will be Saturday at Warren Meadows Funeral Home in Many. Mahaffey was on board the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, preparing the ship for inspection when it was torpedoed and keeled over on its side. He jumped in the water …

Pearl Harbor survivor from Louisiana dies at 102

MANY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - A rare story of American history is found in Many, Louisiana where a longtime resident once served in World War II and survived to tell the story. Jessie Alton Mahaffey survived the attack on Pearl Harbor while being stationed on the infamous battleship, the USS Oklahoma.His family said he has passed away at the age of 102. Our news team spoke to Mr. Mahaffey for a Veterans Voices special report in 2022. "He was placed in…

One of the last US survivors of Pearl Harbor dies at 102

Jessie A. Mahaffey, one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died March 1 in Alexandria, La., at the age of 102.

102 year-old Sabine Parish man who survived Pearl Harbor has died

MANY, La. – One of the last surviving sailors involved in the Pearl Harbor attack has died.

WWII vet Wallace Reed celebrates 100th birthday

Wallace Reed, founder of Reed’s Odds and Ends in Bishop, turned 100 years old on Feb. 26. Reed was on a troop carrier during D-Day and was later assigned to the Pacific theater of operations until the war ended. [Photo by Michael Prochaska]Presented with a batch of 1925 pennies, Wallace Reed shook the hand of antique collector Bill McGraw and welcomed the gift with a warm grin, reflecting on what these pennies could buy when they were first circ…