He later went on to attend Navy flight school and flew PBY patrol bombers during World War II.
Lou Conter was the last living survivor of USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th, 1941.
Mr. Conter served as a quartermaster aboard USS Arizona and witnessed the attack firsthand when one bomb penetrated steel decks 13 minutes into the battle and set off more than 1 million pounds of gunpowder stored below, causing the ship to sink with over 900 sailors and Marines remaining entombed inside.
Lou Conter, the last living survivor of USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th, 1941 has passed away at his home in Grass Valley, California at age 102. The cause of death was congestive heart failure.
Mr. Conter served as a quartermaster aboard USS Arizona and witnessed the attack firsthand when one bomb penetrated steel decks 13 minutes into the battle and set off more than 1 million pounds of gunpowder stored below, causing the ship to sink with over 900 sailors and Marines remaining entombed inside. He later went on to attend Navy flight school and flew PBY patrol bombers during World War II.
In addition to his military service, Mr. Conter was also a founding member of Pacific Historic Parks in Honolulu, Hawaii where the USS Arizona still lies in waters where it sank as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the attack.
Lou Conter was the last living survivor of USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The cause of death for Lou Conter was congestive heart failure.
Mr. Conter recalled how one bomb penetrated steel decks 13 minutes into the battle and set off more than 1 million pounds of gunpowder stored below.
Accuracy
The Arizona lost 1,177 sailors and Marines in the attack.
Only 93 of those who were aboard the ship at the time lived;
242 other crew members were ashore. Mr. Conter later attended Navy flight school and flew combat missions during World War II and Korean War.
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Bias
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The article contains a statement that the USS Arizona lost nearly half of those killed in the attack. This is an example of religious bias as it implies that all those who died were sailors and Marines which may not be true.
> The battleship's dead account for nearly half of those killed in the attack.
Lou Conter was the last known survivor of the battleship Arizona.
Mr. Conter tended to survivors who were blinded and badly burned after a bomb penetrated five steel decks and blew up more than one million pounds of gunpowder stored in its hull as the ship was moored in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Lou Conter was the last known survivor of the battleship Arizona, which sank with the loss of 1,177 sailors and Marines in Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
Lou Conter was the last living survivor of USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The cause of death for Lou Conter was congestive heart failure.
Mr. Conter went to flight school after Pearl Harbor, earning his wings to fly PBY patrol bombers.
Accuracy
The cause of death for Lou Conter was congestive heart failure.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Lou Conter was one of the last living ties to the date of infamy (December 7th, 1941), when in fact there are other survivors who were also present during that time.
The article states 'Lou Conter was one of the last living ties to that date of infamy' but fails to mention any other surviving witnesses. This is a lie by omission.
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The article contains several informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the USS Arizona was a significant event in history and that it is important for Americans to remember it. This statement assumes that the reader will agree with the importance of this event without providing any evidence or reasoning behind why it should be remembered. Additionally, there are several instances where the author uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing the attack on Pearl Harbor as a
The USS Arizona was struck by a 1760-pound Japanese armor-piercing bomb.
Japanese horizontal bombers swirling overhead continued to cause damage, striking the Arizona's midship areas.
Bias
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The article contains a statement that implies the USS Arizona was sunk by Japanese bombs. However, it is widely accepted that the ship exploded due to a bomb penetrating its forward turrets and causing an explosion of gunpowder. The author also uses language such as 'date of infamy' which may be seen as biased towards those who believe in conspiracy theories surrounding Pearl Harbor.
Lou Conter bore witness to the attack that finally drew the United States into World War II.
Lou Conter was the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The cause of death for Lou Conter was congestive heart failure.
Mr. Conter went to flight school after Pearl Harbor, earning his wings to fly PBY patrol bombers.
In 1943, he and his crew were shot down in waters near New Guinea and had to avoid a dozen sharks.
He became one of the Navy's first SERE officers in the late 1950s, training Navy pilots and crew on how to survive if they were shot down as prisoners of war.
The rusting wreckage of the Arizona still lies in waters where it sank, with over 900 sailors and Marines remaining entombed inside.
Louis Anthony Conter was born in Ojibwa, Wis., on Sept. 13, 1921.
He enlisted in the Navy after he turned 18 and received $17 a month and a hammock for his bunk at boot camp.
Accuracy
Mr. Conter recalled how one bomb penetrated steel decks 13 minutes into the battle and set off more than 1 million pounds of gunpowder stored below.
The rusting wreckage of the Arizona still lies in waters where it sank, with over 900 sailors and Marines remaining entombed inside.
Lou Conter went to flight school after Pearl Harbor, earning his wings to fly PBY patrol bombers.
Mr. Conter retired from the military in 1967.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Mr. Conter was a quartermaster on the main deck of the Arizona at the time of its sinking when he saw one bomb penetrate steel decks and set off more than 1 million pounds of gunpowder stored below. However, this is not entirely accurate as it implies that Mr. Conter witnessed firsthand what caused the explosion, which was not true according to his autobiography where he stated that everything was on fire from the mainmast forward after the bomb penetrated steel decks 13 minutes into the battle and set off more than 1 million pounds of gunpowder stored below. Secondly, Mr. Conter's autobiography also states that sailors were just beginning to hoist colors or raise the flag when the assault began, which contradicts what is stated in this article as if he saw it happen firsthand. Lastly, there are no sources disclosed in this article.
The author claims that Mr. Conter witnessed one bomb penetrate steel decks and set off more than 1 million pounds of gunpowder stored below when the Arizona exploded at Pearl Harbor but his autobiography states that everything was on fire from the mainmast forward after the bomb penetrated steel decks 13 minutes into the battle.
The author claims that Mr. Conter saw sailors just beginning to hoist colors or raise the flag when Japanese planes flew overhead at 7:55 a.m., but his autobiography states that this was not true.
Fallacies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the USS Arizona was a battleship and that it lost many sailors in the attack on Pearl Harbor. This is not necessarily true as there are different interpretations of what constitutes a battleship, and some historians argue that the USS Arizona should be classified as a cruiser rather than a battleship. Additionally, while it is true that the USS Arizona was one of the most significant losses in terms of lives during World War II, this does not necessarily mean that it was half of those killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing how sailors were running out of fire and trying to jump over sides while oil burned all around them. This is a vivid description but may be exaggerated for effect.
The USS Arizona was a battleship
This loss accounted for nearly half of those killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Bias
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The article contains a statement that the USS Arizona lost nearly half of those killed in the surprise attack. This is an example of religious bias as it implies that God was punishing Japan for their actions.
]Nearly half of those killed in the surprise attack were on board the USS Arizona.
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Lou Conter had a conflict of interest on the topic of USS Arizona battleship and World War II as he was a survivor of the attack. The article does not disclose this conflict.
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Lou Conter had a conflict of interest on the topic of USS Arizona battleship and World War II as he was a survivor of the attack. He also had personal relationships with sailors and Marines who were killed in action.
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