WWII sailor identified after 80 years through DNA evidence
The remains of a World War II sailor who went missing during the attack on Pearl Harbor have finally been identified, officials announced. David Walker, a black sailor from Norfolk, Virginia, was assigned to the USS California when the naval base in Hawaii was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, causing the ship to catch fire […]
Last USS Arizona Sailor Who Survived Pearl Harbor Attack Passes Away at 102
Lou Conter, last survivor of the battleship USS arizona The ship that sank during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor died. He was 102 years old. AP report Mr. Conter died Monday of congestive heart failure. His daughter LouAnn Daly said she and her two brothers, James and Jeff, were by his side in hospice […]
USS Arizona Sailor Louis Conter Dies At 102
The last remaining sailor of the USS Arizona, which sank during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 102. Louis Conter passed away “peacefully” on Monday at his home in California “surrounded by his family,” according to Louis Conter’s Facebook post, the veteran’s daughter LouAnn Dailey said. Ta. Pacific Historical […]