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The Iowa-class USS Missouri Battleship Brought Carnage to Japan
USS Missouri and the Iowa-class battleships were larger and more lethal than their predecessors. When it comes to legendary ...
World’s oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106: ‘Lived with integrity every single day’
A veteran believed to be the world’s oldest Pearl Harbor survivor has died at 106 years old. Vaughn P. Drake Jr. from ...
Oldest known survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack dies at age 106
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 US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why
Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot ...
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Japan’s Battleship Yamato Is a Warning to Modern Naval Planners
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.
Central Kentuckian, oldest known Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106
Vaughn Drake Jr., an esteemed Central Kentuckian believed to be the oldest survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, died last week.
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Congressional gold medal for heroics at Pearl Harbor
A mess attendant on duty during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor saved lives and took a position to defend the ship, and his ...
Survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor dies at 106
Drake Jr., who was on Oahu during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor has died, according to an obituary. At 106, Drake was ...