INDIANAPOLIS — The oldest living survivor of the USS Indianapolis has died.

Don Howison, who was also the last living officer of the USS Indianapolis, passed away on Friday, Jan. 3.

Howison was 98 years old, according to the USS Indianapolis Facebook page.

“Don was a wonderful man with a great sense of humor and outlook in life. Rest in peace, sailor. You will not be forgotten,” the Facebook page said.

There are now only 10 living survivors of the USS Indianapolis.

The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by the Japanese and sank on July 30, 1945. Of the 1,195 crewmen on board the heavy cruiser, approximately 300 went down with the ship. The remaining 890 were stranded in the ocean and subjected to shark attacks, exposure, dehydration, and saltwater poisoning. Only 316 survived.