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Ray Chavez passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday morning. He was 106 years old. Other veteran survivors, of the Pearl Harbor attack, recognized him as the eldest among them. He was a Navy veteran.<\/p>\n
As the oldest survivor, he was a natural choice when it came to veteran representation. He has been a White House guest, as well as a grand marshal for local parades. Additionally, he has been at events in California and in Hawaii.<\/p>\n
On the morning of the attacks, his ship spotted the periscope of a Japanese submarine. They sunk it. From the San Francisco Chronical:<\/span><\/p>\n At 3:45 a.m. Dec. 7, 1941, Seaman 1st Class Chavez’s crew was sweeping the east entrance to the harbor when they spotted the periscope of a Japanese midget submarine. After depth charges were dropped to sink the sub in 1,500 feet of water, the rest of the morning passed uneventfully.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n After he served in the military, he proudly continued on with other professions. After tragically losing family members to a car accident, he adopted a young girl who would end up being his caretaker later in life.<\/p>\n According to his daughter, he didn’t speak about his role in World War II until the 1990s. She ended up following in his footsteps, becoming the Navy’s first female jet engine mechanic<\/span>:<\/p>\n She, too, served in the Navy, from 1974 to 1991, and was recognized as the Navy’s first woman jet engine mechanic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n You could read more here<\/a>:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"