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The last USS Arizona survivor passes.

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VALE, LOU CONTER​

Born in September 1921 in Ojibwa, Wisconsin, Louis Anthony Conter enlisted in the Navy in November 1939 and, after training at RS San Diego, boarded his first ship– the mighty Pennsylvania-class dreadnought USS Arizona (Battleship No. 39)— in January 1940.

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Vale, Lou Conter

Born in September 1921 in Ojibwa, Wisconsin, Louis Anthony Conter enlisted in the Navy in November 1939 and, after training at RS San Diego, boarded his first ship– the mighty Pennsylvania-cl…
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Bonus: Fleeting Beauty

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Fleeting beauty

Some 80 years ago today, the magnificence of the brand-new Fletcher-class destroyer USS Leutze (DD-481), seen off her birthplace– the Puget Sound Navy Yard– on 2 April 1944. She wears C…
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Sld1959 said:
That generation is quickly disappearing. We will not see thier type again.
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You're right about that. The men like Commander Conter were many back then ... not so much today. Don't take me wrong there are still plenty of good men, they're simply not called on today as they were back then, at least not in the numbers they were back then. And the vast majority of them were and still are considered the 'Silent Generation'.
 
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