Only an estimated 26 Pearl Harbor survivors are still alive, with the majority of them well over 100, according to an association dedicated to preserving their memory.
On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as targets in Malaya, Hong Kong, Guam, the Phi
Parky joined the Oklahoma's crew in September 1939, the same month when World War II broke out in Europe. On Dec. 7, 1941, the Oklahoma was in Pearl Harbor.
Scattered throughout the Hawaiian Islands in 1941 were the men and women who had traveled far from their North Dakota homes and joined the ranks of the Army, Navy and Marines.