IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 665 
A resolution recognizing Lieutenant Commander Louis A. Conter, the last 
living survivor of the USS Arizona during the December 7, 1941, attack 
on Pearl Harbor and the United States Territory of Hawaii. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 25, 2023 
Mr. KILEY (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. BACON, 
and Mr. BERA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
A resolution recognizing Lieutenant Commander Louis A. 
Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona dur-
ing the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor and 
the United States Territory of Hawaii. 
Whereas Lieutenant Commander Louis A. Conter was born 
on September 13, 1921, in Ojibwa, Wisconsin; 
Whereas Lieutenant Commander Conter enlisted in the 
United States Navy in 1939; 
Whereas Lieutenant Commander Conter served as a Quarter-
master and reported to the USS Arizona in 1940; 
Whereas Lieutenant Commander Conter was aboard the USS 
Arizona when the Japanese began their attack on Pearl 
Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, at 7:48 a.m.; 
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Whereas Lieutenant Commander Conter was on the stern of 
the USS Arizona when the sirens announced the Japa-
nese attack; 
Whereas a bomb hit the ammunition magazine located be-
tween the turrets on the USS Arizona at 8:05 a.m.; 
Whereas Lieutenant Commander Conter was knocked for-
ward to the deck after the bomb went off; 
Whereas Lieutenant Commander Conter recovered from the 
explosion and immediately began helping other wounded 
sailors onto lifeboats; 
Whereas Lieutenant Commander Conter was able to escape 
the USS Arizona before it ultimately sank; 
Whereas 1,177 officers and crew members lost their lives 
aboard the USS Arizona on December 7, 1941; 
Whereas 2,403 Americans in total lost their lives during the 
attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; 
Whereas following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Lieutenant 
Commander Conter attended flight school and served as 
a Patrol Bomber (PBY) Catalina Pilot in the Pacific 
Theater; 
Whereas Lieutenant Commander Conter served for the dura-
tion of World War II and was shot down twice during his 
time as a pilot in the Pacific Theater; 
Whereas Lieutenant Commander Conter continued his mili-
tary service beyond World War II and participated in 
combat missions as an intelligence officer during the Ko-
rean war; and 
Whereas Lieutenant Commander Conter retired from the 
United States Navy in 1967 after 28 years of service to 
the Nation: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes and honors the heroism and serv-
ice of Lieutenant Commander Louis A. Conter for 
his actions aboard the USS Arizona during the at-
tack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and 
during World War II; 
(2) recognizes and honors the 1,177 officers 
and crew members who perished aboard the USS 
Arizona; 
(3) recognizes and honors those who survived 
the attack on the USS Arizona and have since 
passed away; 
(4) recognizes and honors those who survived 
the attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States 
Territory of Hawaii that are still alive today; and 
(5) commends all who served in the United 
States Armed Forces during the attack on Pearl 
Harbor and during World War II. 
Æ 
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