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obituary2 years ago

USS Arizona survivor Ken Potts passes away at 102.

Ken Potts, one of the last two survivors of the USS Arizona battleship that sank during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 102. Potts was working as a crane operator shuttling supplies to the Arizona when the attack happened. He and his fellow sailors pulled others to safety. The battleship still sits where it sank, with more than 900 dead interred inside. The only survivor from the Arizona is now Lou Conter, who is 101 and living in California.

obituary2 years ago

Last surviving USS Arizona veteran Ken Potts passes away at 102.

Ken Potts, one of the last two remaining survivors of the USS Arizona battleship that sank during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 102. Potts was working as a crane operator shuttling supplies to the Arizona when the attack happened. He and his fellow sailors pulled some to safety in their boat. The Arizona sank just nine minutes after being bombed, and its 1,177 dead account for nearly half the servicemen killed in the attack. Today the battleship still sits where it sank eight decades ago, with more than 900 dead entombed inside.

obituary2 years ago

Last surviving USS Arizona veteran Ken Potts passes away at 102.

Ken Potts, one of the last two remaining survivors of the USS Arizona battleship that sank during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 102. Potts was working as a crane operator shuttling supplies to the Arizona when the attack happened. He and his fellow sailors pulled some to safety in their boat. The only remaining survivor from the Arizona is now Lou Conter, who is 101 and living in California.

obituary2 years ago

Last surviving USS Arizona veteran Ken Potts passes away at 102.

Ken Potts, one of the last two remaining survivors of the USS Arizona battleship that sank during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 102. Potts was working as a crane operator shuttling supplies to the Arizona when the attack happened. He and his fellow sailors pulled some to safety in their boat. The Arizona sank just nine minutes after being bombed, and its 1,177 dead account for nearly half the servicemen killed in the attack. Today the battleship still sits where it sank eight decades ago, with more than 900 dead entombed inside.

obituary2 years ago

Last surviving USS Arizona veteran Ken Potts passes away at 102.

Ken Potts, one of the last two remaining survivors of the USS Arizona battleship that sank during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 102. Potts was working as a crane operator shuttling supplies to the Arizona when the attack happened. He and his fellow sailors pulled some to safety in their boat. The Arizona sank just nine minutes after being bombed, and its 1,177 dead account for nearly half the servicemen killed in the attack. The only remaining survivor from the Arizona is now Lou Conter, who is 101 and living in California.