Vaughn Drake Jr. was a 23-year-old Army engineer working in Oahu when Japanese forces attacked the American base. By Nicholas Slayton Published Apr 12, 2025 3:25 PM ...
On Dec. 7, 1941, just before 8 a.m., Japan launched an air and sea attack on Naval Station Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu in Hawaii that pushed the United States into World War II. The U.S.