With the death of Marvin Emmarson, Central Oregon's Pearl Harbor survivors are gone
Every year, there are fewer survivors of Pearl Harbor and every year one more piece of history is lost to the ages.
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Every year, there are fewer survivors of Pearl Harbor and every year one more piece of history is lost to the ages.
It was a slow Sunday morning in December — the kind where it feels only proper to sleep in — when 17-year-old Marvin Emmarson awoke to an explosion. It was
The room in the quiet house on Harvard Place in Bend is full of memories, but when Dick Higgins needs help bringing the oldest ones into focus, he'll often grab
At 100, Dick Higgins won’t let himself forget how he survived the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. He has surrounded himself with handwritten notes, books and black-and-white photographs at a table in the home he shares with his granddaughter and her family.
The room in the quiet house on Harvard Place in Bend is full of memories, but when Dick Higgins needs help bringing the oldest ones into focus, he'll often grab