Oldest living survivor of Pearl Harbor attacks, Warren Upton, dies at 105

The oldest survivor was a Navy radio man on the battleship the USS Utah.

Published: December 30, 2024 8:10am

The oldest living survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack has died at the age of 105.

Warren Upton died Wednesday of pneumonia at a Los Gatos, California, according to the Associated Press.

Upton was a Navy radio man on the battleship the USS Utah when the Japanese bombed the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941.

Upton told The Associated Press several years ago that he had been getting ready to shave when he felt the first torpedo hit the ship. The then-22-year-old swan to shore after the second torpedo hit and the ship began to capsize.

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