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.

The USS Utah was a Florida-class dreadnought battleship that was moored off Ford Island at Pearl Harbor when Japanese forces attacked the Hawaii naval base in the early morning of December 7, 1941 ...

Mr. Upton and others left the ship and swam to Ford Island, adjacent to a row of battleships in Pearl Harbor. Along the way, he helped another shipmate who couldn’t swim.

During the attacks, Upton swam to nearby Ford Island, a naval air station in the middle of Pearl Harbor. He helped another shipmate along the way who couldn’t swim, according to Pacific Historic ...

The then-22-year-old swam ashore to Ford Island, where he jumped in a trench to avoid Japanese planes strafing the area. He stayed for about 30 minutes until a truck came and took him to safety.

Fly over Pearl Harbor and relive history with this incredible experience in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Discover Ford Island, the Arizona Memorial, and the breathtaking scenery of this ...

Pearl Harbor Survivor Earl “Chuck” Kohler, 100-years-old, was a 17-year-old Seaman 1st Class when he charged across Ford Island base in the center of Pearl Harbor the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 ...

It stayed dark until Pearl Harbor Day in 1964, when Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz, commander in chief of Pacific forces during World War II, relit the Beacon in a commemorative ceremony and suggested ...

It stayed dark until Pearl Harbor Day in 1964, when Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz, commander in chief of Pacific forces during World War II, relit the Beacon in a commemorative ceremony and suggested ...