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Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian Evangelist.
Dec 18, 2014 · Born in January 1917 to Italian immigrant parents, Zamperini spent his youth as one of Torrance, California’s most notorious troublemakers. A smoker at age 5 and a drinker by 8, he built an...
Nov 11, 2014 · Louis Zamperini was a World War II veteran and Olympic distance runner. Zamperini competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and was set to compete again in the 1940 games in Tokyo,...
Dec 24, 2014 · Zamperini flew in B-24s in the Pacific War Theater and went on a number of bombing raids. In May 1943, Zamperini went out on a mission to search for a missing plane when his plane had trouble of its own. Zamperini and the crew went down; eight men died on impact, three survived.
Apr 17, 2024 · When Louis Zamperini was 21 years old, he ran at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and broke records with Adolf Hitler in the audience. By 26, he was an Army Air Corps bombardier serving in World War II, fighting against the Axis Powers.
Jul 3, 2014 · Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who as an airman during World War II crashed into the Pacific, was listed as dead and then spent 47 days adrift in a life raft before being captured by the...
Nov 11, 2014 · As the world now knows, thanks to author Laura Hillenbrand, Louis Zamperini waged one of the most astonishing personal battles in World War II as an Army Air Corpsman. In May 1943, his B-24...
Aug 11, 2020 · In 1936, 19-year-old Louis Zamperini qualified for the Summer Olympics in Berlin. Even today, he remains the youngest American to qualify in the 5,000 meter track and field event.
Jul 3, 2014 · The Olympic long-distance runner and World War II hero, Louis Zamperini, has died at the age of 97. During the war, Zamperini survived 47 days adrift on a life raft after his bomber crashed...
Track star Louis Zamperini served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and suffered as a prisoner of war in Japan under the “The Bird.”
