- Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last survivor of the USS Utah, has died at the age of 105.
- On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft began bombing the American naval base, prompting the United States to enter World War II.
- There were about 87,000 soldiers on Oahu on the day of the attack, according to military historian J. Michael Finger. After Upton's death, only 15 people remained alive.
Warren Upton, the oldest surviving survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last survivor of the USS Utah, has died. He was 105.
Kathleen Farley, president of the Sons and Daughters of California, said that Upton died on Wednesday in a hospital in Los Gatos, California, after suffering a bout of pneumonia. Pearl Harbor survivors.
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The battleship Utah was anchored at Pearl Harbor when Japanese planes began bombing the Hawaii naval base in the early hours of December 7, 1941, in an attack that prompted the United States to surrender. In World War II.
Warren Upton sits for a photo with his daughter Barbara Upton at his home in San Jose, California, on November 26, 2021. (Shay Hammond/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Upton told The Associated Press in 2020 that he was preparing to shave when he felt the first torpedo hit Utah. He pointed out that no one on board knew why the ship was shaking. Then the second torpedo hit and the ship began to sink and capsize.
The 22-year-old swam to shore as far as Ford Island, where he jumped into a ditch to avoid… Japanese planes bomb the area. He stayed for about 30 minutes until a truck came and took him to a safe place.
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Upton said he doesn't mind talking about what happened during the attack. Instead, what bothered him was that he kept losing shipmates over the years. As of 2020, there were only three Utah crew members alive, including him.
There were an estimated 87,000 soldiers on Oahu on the day of the attack, according to military historian J. Michael Wenger. After Upton's death, only 15 people remained alive.
