US EditionAt 106, oldest surviving veteran of Japan’s 1941 attack on Hawaii dies
- Vaughn Drake Jr., believed to be the oldest survivor of the 1941 attack, died at 106 in Lexington on April 7.
- Drake, born in Winchester, KY, on Nov. 6, 1918, served as a 23-year-old Army engineer during the Pearl Harbor attack.
- He served with the Army Corps of Engineers helping build barracks at Kaneohe Naval Air Station when the Japanese attacked.
- Drake recalled, "We were getting ready to go to breakfast, and we heard all these planes flying over and making a lot of noise."
- Following the war, Drake became a registered engineer and had a career spanning over 50 years before retiring in 1981.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Oldest known military veteran survivor of Pearl Harbor attack dies at 106
A military veteran believed to be the oldest survivor from the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, has died. Vaughn P. Drake, Jr., was 106 when he passed away on April 7, according to reports. Drake served…
Pearl Harbor survivor, Kentucky native passes away at 106
Pearl Harbor survivor and Kentucky native Vaughn P. Drake Jr. has passed away at the age of 106, according to a release.The release states that Drake was born in Winchester on Nov. 6, 1918, and served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II.According to a release, he is believed to be the oldest known survivor of Pearl Harbor. The release notes that he also witnessed the Battle of Saipan in the Marianas and received the World War…
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