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Saturday, December 7, 2019
Pearl Harbor Survivor Art Wells Likely Last Living in Butte County
From the December 7, 2019, Chico Enterprise-Herald "Pearl Harbor veteran is now the last survivor living in Butte County.
On December 7, 1941, a young Arthur M. Wells was on board the USS Pennsylvania when the Japanese came a calling. Now, 78 years later, he's the last remaining Pearl Harbor veteran in Butte County.
He served in the USMC from July 5, 1940 to Nov. 2, 1945. He served on a series of battleships at Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa.
He regularly attends the Pearl Harbor commemoration, but will not be able to attend this year.
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