"WACO — World War II veteran Frank Curre died Wednesday, exactly 70 years after surviving the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Curre, who served in the Navy, died after battling mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure, for more than a year.
The Waco native was 88 years old.
Curre was a mess cook aboard the USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor when the naval base was bombarded. Curre later was assigned to the USS Petrof Bay during the war and he participated in attacks at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
"It's like he held on for today, which is his special day," Curre's daughter, Linda Lee, said Wednesday. "He was very much a family man. He taught us family values, patriotism and love for our country."
Curre, who served in the Navy, died after battling mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure, for more than a year.
The Waco native was 88 years old.
Curre was a mess cook aboard the USS Tennessee at Pearl Harbor when the naval base was bombarded. Curre later was assigned to the USS Petrof Bay during the war and he participated in attacks at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
"It's like he held on for today, which is his special day," Curre's daughter, Linda Lee, said Wednesday. "He was very much a family man. He taught us family values, patriotism and love for our country."
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