Oldest survivor of Pearl Harbor attack dies at 105

• Warren Upton, the oldest 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 planes began bombing U.S. naval bases, pushing the United States into World War II.
• According to military historian J. Michael Wenger, there were approximately 87,000 military personnel on Oahu on the day of the attack. After Upton passed away, only 15 people were left alive.

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

Kathleen Farley, the California president of Pearl Harbor Survivors, said Upton died Wednesday of pneumonia at a hospital in Los Gatos, California.

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The battleship Utah was anchored at Pearl Harbor in the early hours of December 7, 1941, when Japanese planes began bombing the Hawaii naval base, an attack that thrust the United States into World War II.

Upton told The Associated Press in 2020 that he was getting ready to shave when he felt the first torpedo hit the Utah. He recalled that no one on board knew what was causing the ship to rock. Then a second torpedo struck and the ship began to list and capsize.

The then 22-year-old swam to Ford Island and jumped into trenches to avoid Japanese planes strafing the area. He stayed there for about 30 minutes until a truck came and took him to safety.

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Upton said he doesn’t mind talking about what happened during the attack. Instead, what disturbed him was the constant loss of shipmates over the years. By 2020, there were only three crew members left on the Utah, including himself.

According to military historian J. Michael Wenger, there were an estimated 87,000 military personnel on Oahu on the day of the attack. After Upton passed away, only 15 people were left alive.