Article Title: Lieutenant Commander Lou Conter, Last Survivor of the USS Arizona, Passes Away Aged 102
Article Excerpt: "Conter went to flight school after Pearl Harbor, earning his wings to fly PBY patrol bombers, which the Navy used to look for submarines and bomb enemy targets. He flew 200 combat missions in the Pacific with a “Black Cats” squadron, which conducted dive bombing at night in planes painted black. In 1943, he and his crew where shot down in waters near New Guinea and had to avoid sharks. A sailor expressed doubt they would survive, to which Conter replied, “baloney.” “Don’t ever panic in any situation. Survive is the first thing you tell them. Don’t panic or you’re dead,” he said. ..."
Reference Source: redstate.com
