Long before he became the last survivor of the battleship USS Arizona, Lou Conter was a hunter.
After surviving the infamous Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 1,177 of his shipmates, Conter –- who died April 1, 2024, at age 102 –- became a naval aviator and was assigned to Patrol Bombing Squadron 11. The “Black Cat” unit was tasked with hunting enemy submarines at night in PBY-1 Catalina flying boats painted jet black as camouflage against the darkened sky.
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