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Coverage dated December 13, 2024 to December 14, 2024

Pearl Harbor survivor Bob Fernandez dies at 100

Headline from KTVU San Francisco

Bob Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Times Of San Diego

    Bob Fernandez, California Survivor of Pearl Harbor, Dies at 100 (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    Bob Fernandez, a Pearl Harbor survivor, died after poor health prompted him to skip a trip to attend last week's remembrance ceremony.

  2. NPR

    Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 100 (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Bob Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Bob Fernandez, 100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, dies peacefully at home 83 years after bombing (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    HONOLULU (AP) — Bob Fernandez, a 100-year-old survivor of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died shortly after deteriorating health prompted him to

  4. Fox News

    Bob Fernandez, a 100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, dies peacefully at home 83 years after bombing (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Bob Fernandez, a 100-year-old survivor of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died peacefully at his nephew's home in Lodi, California.

  5. The Guardian

    Survivor of Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor dies in California aged 100 (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Bob Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor during 17 December 1941 attack that propelled US into second world war

  6. CBS News

    Pearl Harbor survivor Bob Fernandez dies peacefully at California home at 100 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Fernandez died peacefully at a family member's home in the city of Lodi in California's Central Valley.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Bob Fernandez, 100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, dies 83 years after bombing (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Mr. Fernandez was assigned to the mess hall on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when he looked out a porthole and saw a Japanese warplane.

  8. KTVU San Francisco

    Pearl Harbor survivor Bob Fernandez dies at 100 (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Bob Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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