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’s remembrance ceremony marking the 83rd anniversary of the attack. Fernandez suffered a stroke about a month ago that caused him to slow down but Guthrie said doctors attributed his condition to age. Through a porthole, Fernandez saw a plane fly by with the red ball insignia known to be painted on Japanese aircraft. He was “so proud” of his six years in the Navy, all of it aboard the USS Curtiss, Guthrie said. There are 16 known survivors of Pearl Harbor who are still alive, according to a list maintained by Kathleen Farley, the California state chair of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors.

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Persons: Bob Fernandez, Fernandez, Joe Guthrie, Guthrie’s, Halie Torrrell, Guthrie, ” Guthrie, ” Fernandez, “, ”, Mary Fernandez, “ I’d, Robert J, Pearl, Kathleen Farley, Farley Organizations: Honolulu AP, Associated Press, Curtiss, Marines, USS, Pearl Harbor Navy, Navy, National Park Service Locations: Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Lodi , California, USS Arizona, Lodi , Calif, Godofredo, San Leandro , California, California