USS Missouri and the Iowa-class battleships were larger and more lethal than their predecessors. When it comes to legendary ...

Drake Jr., a Kentuckian believed to be the oldest survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age ...

A veteran believed to be the world’s oldest Pearl Harbor survivor has died at 106 years old. Vaughn P. Drake Jr. from ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April ...

Designers of the Yamato intended for this monster battleship to defeat any counterpart from the United States Navy. But the advent of aircraft carriers ensured that no such battle would ever occur.

A mess attendant on duty during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor saved lives and took a position to defend the ship, and his ...

Vaughn Drake Jr., an esteemed Central Kentuckian believed to be the oldest survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, died last week.

Drake Jr., who was on Oahu during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor has died, according to an obituary. At 106, Drake was ...

according to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial website. More than 20 U.S. naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 American airplanes were either destroyed or damaged in the attack.