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Ira "Ike" Schab, a 105-year-old WWII Navy veteran and one of the last Pearl Harbor survivors, has died.
Ira “Ike” Schab, a 105-year-old WWII Navy veteran and one of the last surviving witnesses to the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, has died in Beaverton, Oregon.
Serving aboard the USS Dobbin at 21, he recalled the chaos of the Japanese assault, including the capsizing of the USS Utah and helping man anti-aircraft guns.
Though he rarely spoke of the event, he attended annual Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremonies in later years.
After the war, he worked on the Apollo space program.
His death leaves about a dozen known Pearl Harbor survivors.
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Ira "Ike" Schab, un veterano de la Marina de la Segunda Guerra Mundial de 105 años de edad y uno de los últimos sobrevivientes de Pearl Harbor, ha muerto.