"To us, he was more than a hero," Vaughn P. Drake Jr.'s son said. Vaughn P. Drake Jr., a Kentuckian believed to be the oldest survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the ...

HOKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A decorated North Carolinian, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, was laid to rest with full military honors. The service was held on April 3--which is his ...

By Nicholas Slayton Published Apr 12, 2025 3:25 PM EDT The oldest known survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor died this week. Vaughn P. Drake, Jr. was 106. Drake passed away on April 7 ...

Vaughn P. Drake Jr., a Kentuckian believed to be the oldest survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 106, according to his family. Drake passed away on April 7 ...

The two console each other and finally fall in love. On the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour Rafe makes a dramatic reappearance. Fate leaves the lovers no time to explain the situation to ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) - A Kentucky man known as the oldest Pearl Harbor survivor has died at 106 years old. Vaughn P. Drake Jr. was one of the last known survivors of the attack on Pearl ...

Her close encounter, widely celebrated in the wake of Pearl Harbor, is re-enacted in the opening scenes of the movie Tora ... description of Fort’s. The full story of Fort and her legendary ...

was the oldest known survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor until his death on April ... And Drake indeed lived a full life after the war. He returned to Kentucky, beginning a career as an ...

A military veteran believed to be the oldest survivor from the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, has died. In addition to Pearl Harbor, Drake served in the Battle of Saipan from ...