HONOLULU (AP) — Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the
USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102
years old.
His daughter, Louann Daley said Conter passed away at his
home Monday in Grass Valley, California following congestive
heart failure.
The battleship USS Arizona belches smoke as it topples
over into the sea during Japanese surprise attack on
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941.
The ship sank with more than 80 percent of its 1,500-
man crew, including Rear Admiral Issac C. Kidd.
USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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