Subdeacon Joe Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 tpoimsoe3h · Shared with Public U.S. Naval Institute YlceSofnsterday athgl 8:5Sh8oe AM · Happy 100th birthday to Lieutenant Commander Lou Conter, one of the two remaining survivors who were on board USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He became a PBY Catalina pilot during the war and was shot down twice. Following the outbreak of the Korean War, he flew 29 combat missions in an AD Skyraider. He later established the Navy's first Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape program. 1Reta Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Subdeacon Joe Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 I can't find the story now, but apparently he put on his whites and pinned his own Aviator Wings onto his Marine grand-nephew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 Quote HONOLULU (KHON2) — Celebrating a milestone birthday, Lou Conter who turned 100-years-old on Monday. He’s one of only two living survivors of the USS Arizona during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Last year, he was asked about his secret to a long life, and Lou said steak, eggs, scotch, and water. https://www.khon2.com/top-stories/u-s-navy-hero-uss-arizona-survivor-lieutenant-commander-louis-a-lou-conter-celebrates-100th-birthday/ FOUND IT! Pacific Historic Parks - USS Arizona Memorial 23pdnhsce · It was a big weekend for USS Arizona survivor Lou Conter. Not only did he turn 100 last weekend, but he also got into his dress whites to pin his pilot wings he earned in 1942 (when he became a Navy pilot) on his great nephew, Marine Capt. Daniel Hower. What a thrill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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