Lou Conter was 20 years old when the warship he was on was bombed at Pearl Harbor in 1941. Now, at 101, he’s the last known living survivor of the USS Arizona. He escaped the burning wreckage and helped crewmates to safety. Just don’t call him a hero.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-101-year-old-is-the-last-living-survivor-of-pearl-harbors-uss-arizona-a97740c8ByLou Conter was one of the 334 people assigned to the USS Arizona who survived the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.was 20 years old when the warship he was on—the USS Arizona—was bombed by Japanese forces at Pearl Harbor in 1941.Continue reading your article with
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