Americans everywhere are in mourning after it was announced that the oldest survivor of the Pearl Harbor attacks has passed away at the age of 106.

Ray Chavez reportedly died in his sleep after a battle with pneumonia in Poway, San Diego. This comes just five months after he was honored by President Donald Trump at the White House. Trump’s White House released a brief statement to pay tribute to Ray after his death.

“We are saddened to hear the oldest living Pearl Harbor veteran, Ray Chavez, has passed away at the age of 106. We were honored to host him at the White House earlier this year,” the statement read. “Thank you for your service to our great Nation, Ray!”

We are saddened to hear the oldest living Pearl Harbor veteran, Ray Chavez, has passed away at the age of 106. We were honored to host him at the White House earlier this year. Thank you for your service to our great Nation, Ray! pic.twitter.com/CA7Xdcxz89

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 22, 2018

Ray had been the oldest survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack that killed 2,335 U.S. military personnel and 68 civilians, on December 7 1941.

“I still feel a loss,” Ray said in 2016. “We were all together. We were friends and brothers. I feel close to all of them.”

Just before the attack, Ray was aboard the minesweeper USS Condor, one of the first vessels to see the Japanese planes approaching. By the time the attack actually happened, Ray was home asleep, having ordered his wife not to wake him up since he had been up all night.

“It seemed like I only slept about 10 minutes when she called me and said, ‘We’re being attacked,'” he recounted in 2016. “And I said, ‘Who is going to attack us?’ She said, ‘The Japanese are here, and they’re attacking everything.'”

Ray went back to the harbor, only to find all of it in flames. He spent the next week at the harbor working around the clock doing whatever he could to help.

After the war, Ray suffered from severe PTSD. He became a landscaper and groundskeeper, saying that being outdoors and maintaining a strict workout regimen helped restore his health.

We want to thank Ray for his service! Rest in peace, Ray Chavez!