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Pearl Harbor survivor Freeman Johnson recalls
Filed: May 25, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
Summary: Freeman Johnson, the oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor, describes being below deck during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack.
WHO: Freeman Johnson
WHAT: Johnson recounts that he was below deck repairing a boiler on the USS St. Louis during the Pearl Harbor attack and could not see or hear the assault.
WHEN: May 25, 2026 at 10:35 AM ET
WHERE: Centerville, Massachusetts, USA
WHY: He is sharing memories of the Pearl Harbor bombing and how he experienced it.
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