LAST SURVIVOR OF BATTLESHIP EXPLOSION

Last known survivor of Pearl Harbor's USS trends now

FILE - Lou Conter, an Arizona crewman, attends ceremonies for the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2016, in Honolulu. Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died on Monday, April 1, 2024, following congestive heart failure, his daughter said. He was 102. (Craig T. Kojima/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP, Pool, File)

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.

This photo shows the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The USS Arizona is pictured in flames after the attack. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)

The sinking battleship USS Arizona begins to sink into the sea after being hit by a bomb during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. The majority of the crew members aboard, over 1100 men, lost their lives as the ship sank in less than ten minutes. (AP Photo)

Photos: On this day - Dec. 7, 1941 - Attack on Pearl Harbor

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 | Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii Design… | Flickr
USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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