Six survivors of Pearl Harbor, all over 100 years old, were among the crowd at the national memorial in Hawaii to commemorate the lives lost 81 years ago.
accounting for nearly half of the bombing's death toll. Most of the fallen remain entombed in the ship, which lies on the harbor floor below today's memorial.
Ira Schab, 102, right, who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor as a sailor on the USS Dobbin, talks with reporters while sitting next to his son, retired Navy Cmdr. Karl Schab, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Schab ended up feeding ammunition to machine gunners on the vessel, which was not hit in the attack. He has now attended the remembrance ceremony four times.
Pearl Harbor survivors and other military veterans observe a ceremony on Wednesday, Dec . 7, 2022, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in remembrance of those killed in the 1941 attack.from Jackson, Mich., told the AP it was great that so many members of the public showed interest in the commemoration by attending the ceremony.Elfring was assigned to the 251st Coast Artillery, which is part of the California National Guard, when he heard bombs exploding down the coast at Pearl Harbor.
FILE - In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, smoke rises from the battleship USS Arizona as it sinks during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941. The U.S. Navy and the National Park Service will host a remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor in December 2022, the 81st anniversary of the 1941 Japanese bombing.
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