KEYPORT — Five survivors of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor attended the 22nd remembrance at Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport Dec. 7.

Capt. Francis Spencer III, commanding officer of Commanding Officer of Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, and Cmdr. Dustin Demorest, executive officer of NUWC Division, Keyport, led the remembrance.

The attending survivors were:

• Roy Carter, who was serving aboard the USS Oklahoma when the attack occurred. Carter’s story of his experience during and after the Pearl Harbor attack are now on record and archived with the Naval History and Heritage Command, to forever be a part of America’s Navy history.

• Rocky Hoffman, Marine Corps Air Station Ewa. Hoffman was a sergeant in the Marine Corps, stationed near Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was credited with shooting down an enemy plane that day, and his leadership of fellow Marines during the attack earned him an officer’s commission just a few weeks later.

• Frank Mattausch, Wheeler Army Airfield. Mattausch was stationed at the base which was actually bombed before the invading planes reached the ships at Pearl Harbor, and witnessed what is believed to be the first bomb dropped on Hawaii that day. He and another soldier manned a .50 caliber machine gun and shot down a Japanese aircraft.

• Bob Rains, USS Pennsylvania. Rains was on his dry-docked battleship on Dec. 7, 1941, and the Pennsylvania’s crew was one of the first in the harbor to open fire on the attacking planes.

• Lloyd Valnes, USS California. Valnes manned a small boat that helped pick up fellow sailors who’d jumped or fallen into the water around his stricken battleship. The California was one of the battleships that came to Bremerton for repairs and then served through the rest of the war.

From left: Frank Mattausch, Lloyd Valnes, Bob Rains, Roy Carter and Rocky Hoffman. — Image credit: Pete O’Cain

Frank Mattausch, left, and Lloyd Valnes, right, wait for the 22nd annual Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony at Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport. Mattausch served at Wheeler Army Airfield during the attack; Valnes served aboard the USS California. — Image credit: Pete O’Cain

Pearl Harbor survivors salute the colors as they’re presented by the Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Pacific Northwest Color Guard. — Image credit: Pete O’Cain

The 22nd annual Pearl Harbor remembrance at Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport. Five survivors of the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks attended the ceremony. — Image credit: Pete O’Cain

From left: Bob Rains, Roy Carter and Rocky Hoffman. — Image credit: Pete O’Cain

Rocky Hoffman served at Marine Corps Air Station Ewa when Pearl Harbor was attacked. — Image credit: Pete O’Cain

Five Pearl Harbor survivors attended the 22nd remembrance at Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport.  Featured in the foreground is Chaplain Dwayne Jackson, who delivered the invocation. — Image credit: Pete O’Cain

Roy Carter served aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Pearl Harbor attacks. — Image credit: Pete O’Cain

Attendees sing “America the Beautiful.” From left, Frank Mattausch, Lloyd Valnes, Bob Rains, Roy Carter and Rocky Hoffman, who waived his program to the beat of the song. — Image credit: Pete O’Cain

Pearl Harbor survivors pose for a photo following the ceremony. From left: Capt. Francis Spencer III, Bob Rains, Rocky Hoffman, Roy Carter, Lloyd Valnes, Frank Mattausch and Cmdr. Dustin Demorest. — Image credit: Pete O’Cain