From News Nation
Major John Hughes.
He died one month before his 103rd birthday. and was the last Orange County, California, Pearl Harbor survivor after another one recently moved to Oregon. Afterwards, he went on to fly 150 dive bomb missions during the war.
In the process, he received four Distinguished Flying Crosses, the nation's highest award for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight.
He later helped develop the famed Sikorski helicopter and flew MEDEVAC missions throughout the war.
Death came to him on January 7. His funeral service was held on January 19 in Orange.
--GreGen
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