USS Arizona Survivor Lou Conter — Pearl Harbor & Pacific War Video Memoir: Witness to Infamy
There. Sorry
Third time’s a charm;
https://youtu.be/T_L0kWTqPiA
God bless you, Sir.
Wasn’t he one of the few men that were on a conning tower on the Arizona and another ship tossed him a line to get out of the inferno?
Thanks for posting this. I drove by Grass Valley today on my way to Tahoe. Didn’t know one of the final two survivors was right there turning 100. Happy birthday to him! Wow. Just 2 left.
Did a little digging and found out that the other survivor is Ken Potts, who turned 100 last April 15. Initially there were 335 survivors of the attack.
Happy 100th, Lieutenant Commander Lou Conter!!
God bless you, sir....as you have blessed this great nation.
A grateful family thanks you, for your service.
Thank you, so much, for posting this...and, his oral history, from four years ago (2017)....hubby and I are looking forward to watching and learning, from this national treasure.
We will share his very important story and history, with our grands.
Thanks for posting this
I’ve corresponded with Lou. Family has visited Lou in Grass Valley.
Two years later in the war, he was my Dad’s PBY co-pilot. All the crew survived a ditching after flares ignited in the aft compartment. They swam to an enemy-held island, harbored by friendly natives, and transported away by PT boat.
First words from native: “You talk Jesus-talk?”