Mr. Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor aboard the U.S.S. Curtiss when Japanese forces attacked. He had recently canceled a trip to Hawaii for the 83rd anniversary of the bombing.

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.

Bob Fernandez, a Pearl Harbor survivor, died after poor health prompted him to skip a trip to attend last week's remembrance ceremony.

Bob Fernandez thought he'd go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later, he found

Bob Fernandez, who served aboard the USS Curtiss during the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was among the dwindling number of service members who survived the attack.

Robert Fernandez, a World War II veteran from Lodi and one of the last Pearl Harbor attack survivors, died Wednesday. He was 100.

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.

Bob Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II.