A Hawaii World War II veteran honored with the Congressional Gold Medal has died at 102, along with his son, in a loss mourned by the state's military and Chinese communities.

• Arthur Shak flew 51 bombing missions over Europe during World War II and was in Pearl Harbor and the Marianas at key moments of the war's start and end.
• He received the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the nation's highest civilian honors, for his wartime service.
• His son Milton died just three weeks after him, and the family buried both together.
• After the war, Shak used the GI Bill to earn a master's degree in civil engineering before returning home to raise a family in Hawaii.

Outlook: Family and veterans' groups are expected to continue honoring his legacy through military remembrance events tied to the World War II generation.