CENTERVILLE, Massachusetts — On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country's oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one the boilers of the USS St. Louis.
A Mercer County, West Virginia U.S. Navy sailor whose remains were not identified until 84 years after his death aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl ...
Freeman K. Johnson, a 106-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, listens to a question during an interview at his home, May 6, 2026, in Centerville, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ...
On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country's oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one of the boilers of the USS St. Louis. Freeman Johnson, who ...