Ray Chavez, Oldest Surviving Veteran of Pearl Harbor DEAD @106
“Ray was the epitome of the greatest generation,” said Richard Rovsek, a trustee of the nonprofit Spirit of Liberty Foundation in Rancho Santa Fe, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. “He was always proud to be an American and proud of the military.”
He was 27 in 1938, and joined the Navy--stationed with the minesweeper Condor at Pearl Harbor. The day of the attack, Dec. 7, 1941, he was a seaman first class. Following the attack, he spent next nine days on continuous duty in and around Pearl Harbor, according to Fox News and The San Diego Union-Tribune.
It was reported that Chavez said the horrors he saw at Pearl Harbor left him with deep trauma.
This proud American thanks Ray Chavez for his service to our wonderful country. May he rest in peace.
He was 27 in 1938, and joined the Navy--stationed with the minesweeper Condor at Pearl Harbor. The day of the attack, Dec. 7, 1941, he was a seaman first class. Following the attack, he spent next nine days on continuous duty in and around Pearl Harbor, according to Fox News and The San Diego Union-Tribune.
It was reported that Chavez said the horrors he saw at Pearl Harbor left him with deep trauma.
This proud American thanks Ray Chavez for his service to our wonderful country. May he rest in peace.
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