Jessie Mahaffey, who was scrubbing the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it was hit by Japanese torpedoes at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and who was among the last living service members who ...

Jessie A. Mahaffey, one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died March 1 in Alexandria, La., at the age of 102.

Jessie’s friends and family had a 102nd birthday party for him last November. He passed away on March 1st. Funeral services for Mahaffey will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 2 p.m. at Warren ...

That’s what World War 2 veteran Jessie Mahaffey told us in 2022 at his 100th birthday party. Mahaffey was on the U.S.S. Oklahoma, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. As the ship sank, Jessie slid ...