HONOLULU (AP) — Bob Fernandez, a 100-year-old survivor of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died shortly after deteriorating health prompted him to skip a trip to Hawaii to attend last week ...
Fernandez, endearingly known as "Uncle Bob," had planned on attending the annual commemoration of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack in Oahu, but he canceled last minute because of declining health.
Chandler is the third Pearl Harbor survivor to die this month. Bob Fernandez, who served on the USS Curtiss, died at age 100, and Warren Upton, who served on the USS Utah, died at 105. Chandler was a ...
Robert "Bob" Louie Fernandez or “Uncle Bob” was a hero to many, but to those who knew him beyond his military service and patriotism, he was just a dad, a grandfather, and a friend.
Robert “Bob” Fernandez, 100, Stockton’s last link to Pearl Harbor, is remembered in a ceremony Jan. 11, 2025, in Lodi, ...
HONOLULU — Bob Fernandez, a 100-year-old survivor of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died shortly after deteriorating health prompted him to skip a trip to Hawaii to attend last week's ...
Pearl Harbor Navy veteran Bob Fernandez is photographed at home Tuesday. (AP) Rushing to help, Fernandez and his fellow sailors waited in a magazine room, hoping someone would unlock the door to ...