Ira “Ike” Schab passed away at age 105 last month and served as a musician in the U.S. Navy on the USS Dobbin.
"This was a guy who tried not to stick to 105 like he got hit by a car at 93. So that gives you an idea of who he was. He was a ball of resilience, service and love." ...
SOUTH YARMOUTH − Two special guests were part of a crowd that gathered on Sunday morning at the Veterans Park Flagpole at Smugglers Beach at Bass River to honor those killed in the surprise Japanese ...
When the attack on Pearl Harbor began on December 7, 1941, many Americans couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Soldiers and civilians mistook dive bombers for training planes, explosions for drills ...
Pearl Harbor survivors, Ken Stevens, 102, of Powers, Ore., second from the left, and Ira "Ike" Schab, 104, of Beaverton, Ore., wait before the start of the 83rd Pearl ...
SEE OUT OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM COMING UP. TODAY MARKS 83 YEARS SINCE THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7TH, 1941, OVER 2400 AMERICANS DIED AFTER JAPANESE FORCES ATTACKED THE U.S. NAVAL BASE IN ...
Eighty-one years ago, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese forces, leaving over 3,400 casualties and pushing the U.S. to join the Allies in World War II. Japan launched the surprise attack with ...
On December 7, 1941, the 'battle' of Ni'ihau commenced. For obvious reasons this incident is usually overshadowed by the ...
Robert Fernandez was 17 when his U.S. Navy ship was attacked by Japanese forces at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, when more than 2,300 U.S. servicemen were killed. The California man, 100, is one of ...
HONOLULU (AP) — Officials gathered in Pearl Harbor on Monday to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack, though public health measures adopted because of the coronavirus pandemic prevented ...
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, spent six weeks in physical therapy to build the strength to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony ...