Jessie A. Mahaffey, Pearl Harbor Survivor

SOURCE www.stripes.com
Jessie A. Mahaffey, one of the last survivors of the sinking of the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, passed away at the age of 102 in Louisiana. He had a remarkable life, serving in the Navy, surviving the attack on the Oklahoma, and later cheating death during the Battle of Tassafaronga in the Solomon Islands.

Key Points

  • Jessie A. Mahaffey was one of the last survivors of the sinking of the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
  • He joined the Navy in 1941 and survived the attack on the Oklahoma, where 429 crew members lost their lives.
  • He later survived the sinking of the USS Northampton during the Battle of Tassafaronga in the Solomon Islands.
  • Mahaffey lived a long life, passing away at the age of 102 in Louisiana.