HONOLULU — Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. Chandler died Monday at a senior living center in Tequesta, Florida, according to Ron Mahaffee, the husband of his granddaughter Kelli Fahey. Chandler’s memories came flowing back when he visited Pearl Harbor for a 2023 ceremony commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the bombing. Asked what he wanted Americans to know about Pearl Harbor, he said: “Be prepared.”“We should have known that was going to happen. With Chandler’s death only 15 are still living, according to a tally maintained by Kathleen Farley, the California state chair of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors.

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Persons: Harry Chandler, Chandler, Ron Mahaffee, Kelli Fahey, Mahaffee, ” Chandler, ”, “, Anna Chandler, J, Michael Wenger, Kathleen Farley, Bob Fernandez, Warren Upton Organizations: Pearl, Associated Press, Historic Parks, Marines, USS, Navy Locations: HONOLULU, Pearl Harbor, Tequesta , Florida, Aiea Heights, USS Arizona, Pearl, Holyoke , Massachusetts, South Hadley, Massachusetts, Florida, Oahu, California, USS Utah