He was stationed on the USS Oklahoma. Family said that he worked overnight into the early hours of December 7, 1941, and went to bed.

Patterson's family currently resides in Brandenberg.

There were 19 veterans at the event on Wednesday.

His funeral will be held July 22.

The ceremony will pay tribute to one of Kentucky’s only living survivor of Pearl Harbor.

Stanley Parnell, 97, is a decorated Marine who was drafted at 18 and spent about 31 months serving in the Pacific during the war — including Guam and Iwo Jima.

U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate 3rd Glass Shelby Treadway was just 25 years old when he died.

Seventy-nine years ago, the Japanese air force launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, killing more than 2,400 people, and causing the U.S. to enter World War II.

Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin Young, 29, of Hawesville, died at Peal Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

For many veterans, Dec. 7, 1941, was the day that changed their lives forever.