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Oldest U.S. survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at 106
LOS ANGELES — Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into World War II, died Wednesday. He was 106. Chavez, who had been battling pneumonia, died in his sleep in the San Diego suburb of Poway, his daughter, Kathleen Chavez, told […]
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Pearl Harbor Day recognized in Farmington
Gordon Webber, left, of Mount Vernon looks on as Ken Jones of Temple prepares to toss a wreath into the Sandy River off Center Bridge in Farmington during a Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Day ceremony Thursday. Members of veterans’ organizations gathered at the bridge for a short ceremony commemorating Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese […]
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Woman celebrates 100th birthday on Pearl Harbor Day
RUMFORD — Birthday wishes came from state and national senators for Hazel Kennedy — a member of the Women’s Army Corps during World War II who turned 100 Thursday, the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Seated in a wheelchair at Rumford Community Home, where she is a resident, Hazel was honored with gifts and […]
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WWII vet feels ‘fortunate’ on Pearl Harbor anniversary
Hope Weston relaxes in her apartment at Schooner Estates in Auburn on Wednesday night, Dec. 6. Behind her are photographs of her father when they lived in the Philippines during World War II. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Hope Weston relaxes in her apartment at Schooner Estates in Auburn Wednesday night, Dec. 6. Behind her are photographs […]
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Book features veteran of Pearl Harbor attack
Only five of the 335 men who survived the unprovoked attack that sunk the USS Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941 remain alive. Donald Stratton, 94, is one of them. He has added to the historical knowledge of that day and the beginning of America’s entry into World War II in a new book, “All the […]
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How The Associated Press reported the Pearl Harbor attack
EDITOR’S NOTE — On Dec. 7, 1941, as Japanese bombs rained down on Pearl Harbor, The Associated Press’ chief of bureau in Honolulu, Eugene Burns, was unable to get out the urgent news of the historic attack that would draw the U.S. into World War II. The military had already taken control of all communication […]
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Pearl Harbor united Americans like no other event in our history
The United States prides itself in being a unified country. The Pledge of Allegiance declares us “one nation under God.” The Declaration of Independence also says we are “united Colonies,” and the Preamble to the Constitution says, “We the People of the United States, to form a more perfect Union.” And yet throughout history, we […]
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Machias Pearl Harbor survivor returns for 75th anniversary
MACHIAS, — Robert Coles was 17 years old when the Japanese bombs and torpedoes rained down on Navy ships on a peaceful Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor. Coles, now 92, was among the youngest of the survivors of the attack. The radioman was the first to reach his destroyer’s 50-caliber machine guns. He broke open […]