From the April 26, 2021, People "'Outstanding' Navy 'Hero,' Thought to be oldest American who survived Pearl Harbor, dies at 103" by Rachel DeSantis.
Clayton Schenkelberg had a 30-year Navy career. He was 24 on December 7, 1941 and died April 14, 2021.
He recalled that he was just 10 minutes shy of ending his shift as a Navy torpedoman that day. He was looking forward to spending the rest of the day with his girlfriend Alithea, whom he married a year later.
As the attack unfolded, he volunteered to move a train from an area that was loaded with 550 pounds of explosives that would be extremely dangerous if hit.
There is no register of how many Pearl Harbor survivors are still alive, but it is estimated to be less than 100.
He died in San Diego and his burial will be May 6.
--GreGen
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