A military veteran believed to be the oldest survivor from the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, has died.

Vaughn P. Drake Jr. was 106 when he died on April 7, according to reports. Drake served as an Army engineer stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station in Oahu, Hawaii, during the attack. He was 23 years old when Japan launched the surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet that led the United States to enter World War II. 

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