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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 ...
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A Kentucky veteran, believed to be the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. Vaughn Drake passed ...
Pearl Harbor survivor and Kentucky native Vaughn P. Drake Jr. has passed away at the age of 106, according to a release.
Vaughn Drake Jr. was born in Winchester on November 6, 1918, and served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World ...
For the Japanese, keeping Saipan was crucial in stopping the American advance. In what became known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, American and Japanese carriers fought a two-day sea and air ...
Eighty years after the Battle of Saipan, a collection of battlefield interviews with US soldiers has been uncovered. Their voices tell the story of one of the most brutal chapters of the war.
LEXINGTON, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - A Kentucky man known as the oldest Pearl Harbor survivor has died at 106 years old.