Robert Fernandez, who died Wednesday at age 100 in Lodi, California, was among the hundreds of service members who survived the attack.

Two survivors of the bombing — each 100 or older — are planning to return to Pearl Harbor on Saturday to observe the 83rd anniversary of the attack that thrust the U.S. into World War II. They will join active-duty troops, veterans and members of the public for a remembrance ceremony hosted by the Navy and the National Park Service.

Robert Fernandez is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was just 17 when the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii hit his crew. More than eight decades later, he speaks about his experiences. The State of Washington joins the rest of the country in lowering flags to half staff in honor of the victims.

Bob Fernandez was a sailor assigned to the USS Curtiss on Dec. 7, 1941. “I wish that they never would have come"

Robert Fernandez, a World War II veteran from Lodi and one of the last Pearl Harbor attack survivors, died Wednesday. He was 100.

Robert Fernandez was 17 when his U.S. Navy ship was attacked by Japanese forces at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, when more than 2,300 U.S. servicemen were killed. The California man, 100, is one of about 20 survivors still alive.

Bob Fernandez, who served aboard the USS Curtiss during the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was among the dwindling number of service members who survived the attack.