Last survivor of Pearl Harbor battleship sinking dies
Los Angeles (AFP) - The last survivor of the USS Arizona, the battleship that was sunk in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died aged 102, the charity honoring victims of the attack said Monday. Lou Conter was a 20-year-old quartermaster who helped rescue fellow sailors on December 7, 1941, after the United States' Pacific fleet came under surprise attack. The assault, which catapulted the United States into World War II, damaged or destroyed most of the fleet stationed at the Hawaii naval base and resulted in the deaths of more than 2,000 Americans. Over 1,100 people aboard the USS Ar...