Last survivor of USS Arizona, attacked in Pearl Harbor, dies at 102

World War II Navy pilot Lou Conter was the last survivor of the USS Arizona, attacked in Pearl Harbor in 1941. ABC News’ Danny New has more on his lasting legacy.
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[@shaf60]

All his buddies have been waiting now they can all truly rest . 🙏

[@michaelhayden725]

The Honour Roll now complete!

[@bobbibaker5877]

They're now all together.

[@rwjolley]

Im speechless. Another good man has left this life.

[@ahurricanegod3361]

Rest in peace hero 🙏 🇺🇸

[@lillianmarazas4677]

Rest in Peace..Thank You for Your Service to Our Country.

[@Bazzaland]

God bless and thank you for your service, sir. My Mom is a WWII Navy vet and just turned 102 in February. To say these heroes are the Greatest Generation is an understatement!

[@leocastrillo759]

His generation saved the world

[@raytaylor3077]

oh bs. they most certainly did not

[@shaf60]

@@raytaylor3077 oh bs, they most certainly did .

[@sloopy420]

@@raytaylor3077you would be speaking german without them

[@gayprepperz6862]

@@raytaylor3077 Another self loathing gen z trying desperately for attention.

[@gayprepperz6862]

@he4t0fthesun Like the younger generations aren't hating them? How typical of snowflakes millenials, gen z etc... You're effing up the world worse than what the boomers got handed to them. Go munch some grass or tofu pathetic vegan.

[@muggsyaxton8085]

RIP, sir.

[@michaelrider1024]

I'm the son of a Navy man and a Vietnam veteran, I will pray for you.

[@MangoTroubles-007]

We don't care about you It's about him douchebag

[@ABOVE639]

Thanks for your service

[@curtisdonnelly9523]

God bless our veterans❤

[@Lana-hh4ko]

RIP Sir. Thank you for your service ❤❤ 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@crimeworkers130]

"Old soldiers never die they just faid away" Douglas MacArthur. Rest in peace old sailor we'll never forget.

[@mk1ng02tx2]

The day we lose our last WW2 veteran will be a dark day 😢

[@rongendron8705]

I'm 78 & wrote a comment above my great uncle who was on the USS Tennessee, on 12/07/'41! Unless you're under 60 or so, you will never see "the last WWII vet die! Somewhere, there will always be a few vets that will live to age 110 or so! Every war has seen this!

[@richardstephens9647]

May he rest in Eternal Peace.

[@larryburton9369]

To all of them who went home God Bless 🙏 to all of them and there families rest in peace 😊❤

[@Ro6entX]

Rest in peace sir, thank you for your service ❤️🇺🇸🫡

[@FrankSinatrq]

Wow.. thank you for your service. Rest In Peace.

[@davidwagner9644]

Fair Winds Sir.

[@benjaminholmertz4827]

RIP Sir. Thank you for your service. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@charlesan4888]

The entire USS Arizona will now Rest In Peace together as brothers for eternity. Salute to Lt. Cmdr. Conter and the crew of the USS Arizona.

[@monsterhuntingunslingers33]

A true hero. I am so thankful for him and those who served alongside him. God bless our troops.

[@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023]

Rest in Peace, Legend. You will never be forgotten.

[@jackthepirate9233]

RIP Sir with your shipmates. Respect.

[@jackshover7290]

Thank you for your faithful service to our great country. Rest in peace.

[@robnewman6101]

R.I.P Lou Conter 1921-2024.

[@georgesykes394]

Remember the Arizona!

[@faithvandersnow9370]

Thank you for your service, Sir❤

[@leehranicka3689]

Hand Salute, Two, Sir, we have the watch!

[@duffer2307]

Thank you for your service God bless and rest in peace

[@jagdishprajapati5357]

That 102-year-old veteran knew second interwar period began on September 3, 1945 and ended on September 10, 2001.

[@seanagulan9481]

Very eerie that was his last day of his duty before tragic happened.

[@Limosethe]

How did the "second interwar" period end after the wars in Korea and Vietnam? Weird comment.

[@jagdishprajapati5357]

@@Limosethe September 11 attacks.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

You missed the part where he served in Korea (1950-1953).

[@Limosethe]

@@jagdishprajapati5357 Weird. This interaction began with me stumbling upon your original post and being like, "Why is this guy bringing up 9/11 on a video about the passing of the last survivor of the USS Arizona? Also did this guy forget that a few wars actually took place in the massive time span from 1945 to 2001? The term "interwar period" usually refers to the years between 1918 and 1939. I've never before heard it used to describe anything post-WW2."

[@LucesTunes]

As a 23 y/o gen Z I salute you sir you saved us from great evil & helped bring us the freedom we have today that not a lot of people from my generation show gratitude & appreciation of which Is very sad... Godspeed sir.

[@202Animation_Studios]

Rest in peace soldier.. The world will miss you..

[@davidzimmerman3778]

Rest In Peace

[@delorestaylor8114]

What words can be left unsaid after seeing this video 🙏🏻🕊

[@LinguisticSugar]

Thank you for your service good Sir!

[@BooMaster97]

Hey, ABC. If you're going to act like you care about the military by making a story like this, learn the difference between a soldier and a sailor.

[@mariahenrich9602]

Greatest Generation. RIP

[@dawnwitt8583]

Prayers for his family. Rest in peace.

[@thesenate990]

rest in peace and thanks for your service

[@robanderson9793]

Fair winds my the lord keep you RIP sir thank you for your service

[@peterwodraska3859]

They are all together now.

[@richarddragonetti2308]

RIP sailors

[@Pigeuns]

Just saw his interview on "Memoirs of WWII" here on KZbin. Great channel and highly recommended. RIP Lou

[@JayYoung-ro3vu]

RIP, Lt. Cmdr. Conter. Thank you.🇺🇲🙏❤️

[@justsnappy]

“Sailors,” not “soldiers.”

[@rongendron8705]

My then 37 yr. old, great uncle, Navy Chief Edward Gaudet, was on the USS Tennessee, moored alongside the USS Arizona on Dec. 7th,1941! He & eight Navy Chiefs from the "Arizona," were at 7:00 am. Mass on Ford Island, when the attack started at 7:55 a.m.! So, those Chief's lives may have been saved, because of this! Like Lou Conter, my great uncle was later commissioned, served during the Korean War & retired after 30 yrs.in 1953! R.I.P.! Lou & Ed!

[@xyeB]

RIP Sir.

[@bornfuct]

rest in peace...Sir

[@dorotheahouston1962]

Thanks for your service Rest with God!

[@annemariekoutsky5054]

God bless your family, sir, and I hope you have a place in heaven.

[@marcellesreece7218]

RIP SIR 🫡

[@davee6161]

Slowly, our Greatest Generation is fading away. Rest In Peace.

[@RobertSmith-di2tt]

My prayers out to you and your family. Thank you for your service Lt Comandar and thank you to your great nephew Semper fi captain and thank you

[@vegasdano7569]

RIP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. My dad would have been 100 this year, 1943-1946 3rd army. My deepest condolences to his family.

[@cmtippens9209]

Thank you for your service, sir! Fair winds and following seas. Your fellow sailors have the watch now. 🇺🇸 ⚓

[@LCafran]

Thank you, “The Greatest Generation.” My dad too served in WWII and passed away in 2007, he served under Gen Patton. I pray for all their souls. God bless and…Thank You Very Much! 🙏

[@betchface752]

We Salute you sir! Enjoy your journey.

[@sophielindbom7608]

I looked at the memorial service in December and when his nephew gave the speech, I always wanted to write and thank Lou, wish I had. But now he is at peace with his comrades. May they rest.

[@freddiecarr7602]

On to Arlington?

[@elanorwainscott]

RIP. 🙏 Rest easy.

[@geoffdevore6321]

RIP!!

[@kenenglish124]

My high school principal, Fred Johnson, was said to be the oldest survivor of Pearl Harbor, when he died in January 2020. He was 104 years old, and still drove his little hybrid car to the mall every day, where he walked for exercise. All those guys were heroes.

[@retroguy9494]

He wasn't though. Ray Chavez was 106 when he died in 2018. Two years before your principal died at 104. Also, another one who died last year was 105 Although he was only 101 when your principal died.

[@justingarretson2054]

RIP SIR

[@douglasnorby4006]

RIP..❤

[@danieI.999]

rip

[@davidstevens6117]

Fair winds and following seas, sir.

[@dannyboylan3079]

Got to meet him at Austin airport when I was part of pushing them back in 2017. Jumble guy and his stories would never end. Rest easy man

[@TheBattleMaster100]

God rest his soul. ❤

[@russelljohnson7067]

God bless you Mr Conter

[@brandonlongbottom5747]

The Greatest generation, more need to appreciate their sacrifices

[@paulkarpen9059]

Rest in peace and thank you for your service and I'm I am praying for your family

[@matthewaronoff7539]

Rest in peace in lou conter 1921 to 2024

[@DRAKKENFIRE22]

RIP, LtCmd Conter.

[@danielavalos3585]

Rest in Peace Lou your with GOD now

[@daryllowery]

Thank you so much for your service. May God grant you rest, sir. God Bless You.

[@beccaruppert2562]

Bless you and all veterans for your selfless courage and sacrifices. ❤

[@JordySchaap]

Thank you for your service. God bless you and your generation! God speed and rest in peace good sir

[@donhosmer8159]

Bless you Sir for your unending service

[@gayprepperz6862]

You will live on with legacy of your great ship and your fellow shipmates. Rest in Peace, and thank you and your generation for your service.

[@wladimirbello5972]

Rest in peace 😢

[@DanielJMathews1]

May his soul rest in peace, I saw his story on memories of ww2. He was a great man

[@mrcleanwithanaxe7481]

One of the greatest generation, a true hero who went through hell. Rest in piece 🫡

[@oldgoat142]

Thank you, Lou Conter, and your entire generation which includes my father, (an army veteran who served in Europe), mother, and a bunch of uncles who were in uniform at that time. Fair winds and following seas now with your shipmates, Sir.

[@haven_lady675]

Rest in peace, soldier 🫡

[@danielricardo-z2x]

Que dios le de el descanso eterno y brille para este marino heroico la luz perpetua. God bless américa

[@richardkinkead7823]

RIP. Thank you for your service and our freedom.

[@stirlinbaker6929]

May you rest in peace and thank you for your service fair winds and following seas

[@JessicaWebber840]

Rest in peace, Lou

[@StillPlaysWithModelTrains1956]

Rest in Peace, Shipmate. You stood a good watch. Retired Navy Chief

[@roberthepburn-gr4fq]

Truly the greatest generation and unfortunately we have lost most of them If they were still here Donald Trump and maga would not exist because they would have laid waste to them

[@Chicago_Cabbie]

They would probably SUPPORT Donald Trump.

[@filup7419]

Good job throwing politics into somewhere it shouldn't be. Regardless of your political party leanings, you are disgusting.

[@Stank18]

Bro lives rent free in your head doesn’t he?

[@matthew1790ML]

Could we please leave politics aside for one second and remember what a hero he was to this country. RIP sir. 🇺🇸

[@jason-hy8ci]

Classless.

[@2TotallyNotRacist6]

The brave. May he find peace rest in peace

[@danggi2]

May, he rest in peace with his crew at heaven... My condolences to his families..

[@Corvetteguy816]

Thank you For Your service !!! Rest in Peace Big Brother !! Until Valhalla !!!! ⭐

[@captaincool3329]

We will never forget the sacrifice of those who served. Lest We Forget. AU x US.

[@justinparker8548]

fair winds and following seas. god bless america

[@paulcook3878]

The Greatest Generation will never be forgotten.

[@raysplace6548]

Rest in eternal Peace, Sir.. Thank you for your sacrifice. Salute,🍻🍻

[@jasonrodgers9063]

Rest well, good Sir.

[@22lyric]

His passing even at 102 is so sad. I'm tremendously glad that he lived! What a hero! 🙏 ❤️ 🇺🇲

[@TimothyWiley-r2b]

He has joined his shipmates, fair wind and a following sea Arizona....we will never forget you...