Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Navy), 1799 - 1953. Records Related to United States Witnesses in War Crimes Cases, 1945 - 1949. Zamperini,, Louis S.
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Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014
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Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran and an Olympic distance runner. He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5,000 m race for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, finishing 8th while setting a new lap record in the process. In 1941, he was commissioned into the United States Army Air Forces as a lieutenant. He served as a bombardier in B-24 Liberators in the Pacific. On a search and rescue mission, Zamperini's ...
