Oldest survivor of Pearl Harbor attack dies at age 105

• Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, has died. And at the age of 105 years
• On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes began bombing American naval bases. As a result, the United States Enter World War II
• On the day of the attack There are approximately 87,000 military personnel on the island of Oahu, according to military historian J. Michael Wenger. After Upton’s death, only 15 people were left alive.

Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, has died. And he is 105 years old.

Upton died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, after suffering from pneumonia, said Kathleen Farley, California president of the Sons and Daughters of Perlha Survivors. said Rber.

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The battleship Utah is moored at Pearl Harbor. When Japanese planes began bombing the Hawaiian naval base in the early morning hours of December 1, September 7, 1941, in an attack that pushed the United States Enter World War II

Warren Upton poses for a photo with his daughter, Barbara Upton, at his home in San Jose. California on November 1, September 26, 2021. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group via AP)

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Upton told The Associated Press in 2020 that he was prepared to shave his hair when he felt the first torpedo hit Utah. He recalled that no one on board knew what had shaken the ship. Then a second torpedo hit. The ship began to dock and capsized.

The 22-year-old swam ashore to Ford Island. where he jumped into a trench to avoid the Japanese planes blocking the area. He stayed for about 30 minutes when a truck came to take him to safety.

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Upton said he doesn’t mind talking about what happened during the attack. What saddened him was that he had lost shipmates over the years. By 2020, there were only three crew members in Utah still alive. Including himself

Military historian J. Michael Wenger stated that There were approximately 87,000 military personnel on the island of Oahu on the day of the attack. After Upton’s death, only 15 people were left alive.