Posted on 11/03/2022 4:15:28 PM PDT by DFG
The last known Pearl Harbor survivor in Nevada died in his sleep this week at the age of 99, but not before joking around with his nurses once last time.
Edward 'Ed' Hall died around 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center, according to his friend Greg Mannarino.
Mannarino told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he visited his longtime friend the night before he passed away, and that he was 'full of life' as he joked with the nurses.
Hall was in the U.S. Army Air Corps and only 18 years old when Japan launched a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor that left 2,403 Americans dead.
Hall's longtime friend Mannarino visited him on Tuesday, the night before he passed.
'He passed away peacefully in his sleep,' Mannarino confirmed. 'He joked with the nurses last night. Before I left he said "I love you." He seemed still full of life. The doctor told me that "When we went to check on him, he was unresponsive." I just fell over completely. He was the greatest guy, from the greatest generation. Those men were cut from a different cloth.'
Hall had told the Review-Journal in an August 2020 interview that he was saddened to hear that he was believed to be the last living Pearl Harbor survivor in the state of Nevada.
In the interview, he also said that December 7, 1941 was a day he would never forget.
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‘Ten-hut! Hand salute!
Tu!
The Greatest Generation passes on. We shall not look upon their like again.
Thanks for posting this.
RIP Ed.
My Dad passed away last year at 94. Okinawa vet. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss him.
It should read, “Last Nevadan Pearl Harbor survivor dies.” The story is about the last pear harbor survivor who lived in Nevada.
Headline writing is tough for editors who cannot use “Bombshell” or “Ultra”.
God Bless His Soul
I know what you’re going through. My pop died in 2009. He was a grunt in the re-taking of the Philippines.
No, because there are still Pearl Harbor survivors alive in other states.
This old Army guy was moved beyond words during my visit to the Arizona Memorial. I had a similar experience visiting Ground Zero in the summer of 2002.
Very soon they’ll all be gone. For that matter Korean War vets are dying in huge numbers.
Sure you will.
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Yes, when I’m confused. Blame it on my blocked artery. My brain may not be getting enough oxygen.
Apparently, there is no central list of living surviors. But I came across this article on the likely current oldest survivor. I did a search and there were no more recent articles on him or an obit.
At 104, Local Pearl Harbor Survivor Frank Emond Breaks His Own World Record
May 31, 2022
Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Emond of Cantonment, age 104, broke his own world record Monday.
Emond held the Guinness World Record as “World’s Oldest Conductor” for leading the U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note in Glenn Miller’s iconic “In the Mood” at the American Veteran Center’s “America Valor: A Salute to our Heroes”. He set the previous record at age 103 last November in Washington, D.C.
Monday night, he led the Pensacola Civic Band in the seventh annual Pensacola Memorial Day Concert at the Community Maritime Park amphitheater.
“I’m so happy that I’m still able to do this. It was my life’s work conducting, so once or twice a year when I get a chance, it’s always good,” Emond said. “I’m real happy I still have the physical strength to do this.”
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May God rest your soul, Sailor.
RIP.
PRESENT ARMS
Go to your rest, you have earned it.
Correction:
May God rest your soul, Soldier.
RIP.
What press do you think is legitimate?
Re legitimate:
At this point, none.
May the Earth lie lightly on his bones. Thank you for my freedom Mr. Hall.
Bon voyage.
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