Jessie Mahaffey, Pearl Harbor survivor
Former sailor from Florien escaped death in the attack that sunk his ship
Published On: Dec 06 2012 09:50:47 PM CST
Updated On: Dec 07 2012 11:49:06 AM CST
As the nation pauses on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Friday -- the 71st anniversary of the Japanese sneak attack that bombed the U.S. into World War II, we meet Jessie Mahaffey.The former sailor, now retired on the peaceful shores of Toledo Bend, remembers that awful day when he was on one of the ships that was destroyed.
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