WWII Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Dec. 20, 2025, 8 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 20, 2025, 8 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/20/pearl-harbor-survivor-dies/

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World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105. Daughter Kimberlee Heinrichs told The Associated Press that Schab died at home early Saturday in the presence of her and her husband. With his pas...