The LAST LIVING Survivor of Doomed Battleship | Pearl Harbor | Lou Conter

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Louis A. Conter was 20 years old and onboard the USS Arizona when the Japanese warplanes entered the sky above Pearl Harbor just before 8 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941.

At eight or nine minutes past 8 a.m., a 1,760-pound armor-piercing bomb hit behind Turret No. 2 of the USS Arizona. The explosion and the resulting fire took the lives of 1,177 on board, with the bodies of at least 900 remaining in the ship’s wreckage.

Once the flames of the burning USS Arizona died down, Conter and others spent five days diving into the wreckage of their ship, recovering the bodies of more than 100 of their fellow servicemen before the recovery efforts were called off.

Interview recorded on September 22, 2017
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[dwhitman]

God bless every American Veteran, Ever! 🇺🇸

[allenwatson-ii]

May the lord bless you and keep you in heaven

[jameslookstwice]

Remember this day forever.Never forget these men and December 7 th.

[garys]

Everytime my ship pulled into Pearl Harbour we rendered arms to the Arizona. Years later my wife and I visited her. We were with a number of Japanese tourists. Very somber occasion, I will always remember it.

[quadsman]

🇺🇸 These gentleman are the truest form of " HEROES " as we know it !
Thank you for your selfless service Sir ! 🇺🇸

[mikeplummer]

May God continue to bless you and yours.

[charlessaint]

The footage of the USS Arizona's demise was taken by Army doctor Eric Haakenson on the deck of the hospital ship USS Solace.

[josephcushman]

I heard that Lou passed away. God bless him and keep him. Never will forget Pearl Harbor.
Visited twice and brings tears to eyes. 1177 souls rest there.

[johnlansing]

When true courage and a willingness to sacrifice for your neighbor we’re common virtues . Thank you .

[donnalayton]

Thank you, sir, for your service. God bless you.

[TheGainfather]

He definitely paints the picture very well in his story. I'm grateful to have heard it. We shall never forget those sacrifices they made. The greatest generation forever.

[peggyshouse-gill]

So blessed to have you here to tell the world your story. Thank you

[raycorsicana]

When I was stationed in Hawaii I was fortunate enough to be there twice on December 7th both times it brought a tear to my eye I got to meet some of those amazing men have bless them

[jimhoffmann]

The man standing in the lower left of the famous picture (mid-way through) of the explosion of the USS SHAW is Adolph Kuhn from LaCrosse, Kansas.

[JoeB-wb]

We should all hope to be this onthe ball if we should ever happen to make it to his age, Welcome home sir.

[melinda]

GOD BLESSED US BY PROVIDING US IN THE USA, THIS GENERATION OF MEN AND WOMEN VETERANS!!! AND THE CIVILIANS THAT WORKED IN THE AIRPLANE FACTORIES AND SHIPYARD DOCKS!!! A GENERATION WE WILL NOT SEE AGAIN. That's just sad! 🙏❤🇺🇸 US Navy Veteran!

[coreywalker]

I cant imagine what this man must have been feeling during all this. All i could do is pray to god to save me

[AltonClark-xb]

God bless you sir thank you and all of our american soldiers

[grantyentis]

These vets are more man than 30 combined these days. They are a national treasure!

[mommom]

Thank You, Every Veteran Is To Be Blessed By God Almighty.... Living and You All For Your Service. AMEN ❤️