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Vaughn P. Drake Jr., a Kentuckian believed to be the oldest survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 106, according to his family.

Pearl Harbor survivor and Kentucky native Vaughn P. Drake Jr. has passed away at the age of 106, according to a release.