One of the Last Pearl Harbor Survivors, Frank Emond, has Died

One of the last Pearl Harbor survivors, Frank Emond, has died at age 104, former Pensacola Civic Band music director Don Snowden announced Tuesday.

Chief Warrant Officer Frank Emond was one of the last surviving servicemen to have witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Last May, Emond celebrated his 104th birthday at NAS Pensacola, where he was honored by the friends of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.

Emond spent 30 years in the Navy and he was also a musician. He came to NAS Pensacola in the early 1960’s as a Chief Warrant Officer.

Emond was just 22 years old when he was aboard the U.S.S Pennsylvania on Dec. 7, 1941.