▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁during ▁the ▁Japanese ▁attack . ▁He ▁was ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁deck ▁on ▁that ▁day ▁and ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁En sign ▁Herbert ▁C . ▁Jones ▁around ▁ 7 : 3 0   am . ▁Dra ke ▁went ▁for ▁breakfast ▁and ▁heard ▁explos ions ▁and ▁the ▁engines ▁of ▁the ▁attack ing ▁Japanese ▁aircraft ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁later . ▁The ▁general ▁qu arters ▁alarm ▁then ▁sum mon ed ▁the ▁crew ▁to ▁battle ▁stations , ▁and ▁Dra ke ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁for et op ▁of ▁the ▁ship , ▁where ▁he ▁directed ▁its ▁defense . ▁En sign ▁Jones ▁was ▁later ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁bomb ▁explos ion ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁on ▁California . ▁ ▁The ▁dam aged ▁and ▁partially ▁flo oded ▁California ▁settled ▁into ▁the ▁mud ▁with ▁only ▁her ▁super structure ▁remaining ▁above ▁the ▁surface . ▁Dra ke ▁was ▁subsequently ▁transferred ▁to ▁ 3 rd ▁Def ense ▁Battalion ▁under ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁H . ▁Pe pper ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁He ▁showed ▁great ▁organiz ational ▁skills ▁and ▁was ▁prompt ly ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁first ▁lieutenant ▁following ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁Dra ke ▁was ▁then ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Marine ▁det achment ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁transport ▁ship ▁USS ▁Arg onne ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁period , ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Robert ▁L . ▁Gh orm ley , ▁Commander , ▁South ▁Pacific ▁Area . ▁While ▁in