Ed Dwight, US’s first black astronaut candidate, will board Blue Origin flight
Ed Dwight, America’s first black astronaut candidate, will finally fly into space at the age of 90. The Air Force veteran will be one of six crew members aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard flight beyond Earth’s atmosphere, Jeff Bezos’ space venture announced Thursday. “[Dwight] “He was selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as […]
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 […]
Last USS Arizona survivor, Lou Conter, never stopped remembering
The Pearl Harbor tragedy lasted just over an hour before becoming a “day that will live in infamy.” And Louis “Lou” Conter remembered every brutal moment. The tough last survivor of the USS Arizona, he died on December 7, 1941, when the Navy ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese during a surprise attack […]
Lou Conter, último superviviente del USS Arizona del ataque a Pearl Harbor, muere a los 102 años
HONOLULU, Hawái, EEUU — Lou Conter, el último superviviente vivo del acorazado USS Arizona que explotó y se hundió durante el bombardeo japonés de Pearl Harbor, ha muerto. Tenía 102 años. Conter falleció el lunes en su casa en Grass Valley, California, luego de una insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva, dijo su hija, Louann Daley, agregando que […]
Lou Conter, last survivor of attack on USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, dead at 102
The last survivor of the Japanese bombing of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor died Monday at the age of 102. Lou Conter, who served in the U.S. Navy for nearly 30 years, died of heart failure surrounded by his family at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., his daughter LouAnn Dailey said. Conter was […]
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 […]
Lou Conter, last living Pearl Harbor survivor aboard USS Arizona, dead at 102
Lou Conter, the last survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack who was aboard the USS Arizona when it exploded and sank, died Monday. He was 102 years old. On December 7, 1941, as a quartermaster, Conter was on the ship’s main deck when Japanese planes passed over and began attacking the Hawaiian naval base. Contour’s […]
Historic USS New Jersey en route to Philadelphia for repairs
The famous battleship was floating down the Delaware River Thursday as the USS New Jersey left a dock in Camden, New Jersey, on its way to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive maintenance work. The ship, guided by tugboats, will head first to Paulsboro Marine Terminal, where it will be balanced for dry docking before […]
USS New Jersey to leave port for first time in 24 years, big guns will fire salute: ‘I love this ship’
Ken Kirsch speaks of the USS New Jersey as if it were a warm old friend rather than a cold, steel military piece of equipment. “I love this ship,” said Kirsch, who served in the U.S. Navy for four years (1966-70). “It’s the best ship I’ve ever been on. She’s been a part of my […]
US’s first large offshore wind farm officially opens in New York with more to come
America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm has officially opened, marking a long-awaited moment that paves the way for a series of large-scale wind farms. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and utility company Eversource have built a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Montauk Point, New York. New York […]