U
S prisoner of war survivor in World War II, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian evangelist.
Timeline
Birth
Estimated Birth Year
26 Jan 1917
Olean, NY
Estimated Birth Year
1917
1939 - 1945World War II
Service Number
A-663341
Service End Date
1945
Rank
Captain
Service Start Date
Sept 1941
Gold Star
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Served For
United States of America
Residence: Place
LOS ANGELES County, California
Residence: From
1930
Residence: Enumeration District
TORRANCE CITY
Age in 1930
13
Plane Crash: Location
Near Palmyra Island
Plane Crash: Date
27 May 1943
Gender
Male
Military: Start
Sept 1941
Military: Branch
United States Army Air Forces
Military: Position
B-24 bombardier
Found: Date
13 Jul 1943
Found: Location
Wotje, Marshall Islands
Found: Found by
Japanese Forces
POW: Location
Kwalajein, Marshall Islands
POW: Captured
13 Jul 1943
POW: Date
1943
POW: Location
Yokohama, Japan
POW: Camp
Naoetsu, Japan
POW: Camp
Omori, Japan
POW: Set free
Aug 1945
Olympics: Location
Berlin, Germany
Olympics: Event
5000 Meter Race
Olympics: Date
Aug 1936
Marriage- 25 May 1946
Cynthia M. Applewhite
Death- 2 Jul 2014
Los Angeles, CA
Other Facts
Full Name
Louis Zamperini
Full Name
Louis Silvie Zamperini
Also known as
Louie Zamperini
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