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O: John Richard is shown as a young soldier stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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Louisiana's last known Pearl Harbor survivor U.S. Navy Shipfitter 1st Class Richard, 100, was laid to rest Saturday, at Calvary Cemetery in Lafayette. Here, Richard's daughters, Brenda Langlinais, accepting the flag, and Connie Figueron, seated to the right of Langlinais, receive their father's flag. Richard was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.

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La.'s last Pearl Harbor survivor dies at age 100

CHURCH POINT — World War II and U.S. Navy Veteran William Joseph “Joe” Richard, Louisiana’s last known Pearl Harbor survivor, was laid to rest Saturday, Sept. 30, at Calvary Cemetery in Lafayette.

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