Laid to rest: Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor passes away

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Video by Lance Cpl. Preston Hightower

Laid to rest: Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor passes away

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

Dec. 14, 2018 | 2:07

Chief Quartermaster Raymond Chavez, the eldest surviving member of Pearl Harbor, passed away. His ceremony was held at the St. Michael’s church in San Diego, Dec. 13. Chavez was aboard the USS Condor during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, and passed away at the age of 106 on Nov. 21, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Preston Hightower)

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