Louis Zamperini went from being a olympic runner then his life shattered when his plane crashed and he became a Prisoner of War and was beaten severely. Louis Zamperini was an olympic runner. He was on a raft for over 45 days, then became a Prisoner of War and was punched roughly 220 times in the face. Louis Zamperini was a Olympic runner, then was a resilient Prisoner of War.
Louis Zamperini was a notorious kid who used his speed to get away from the cops . Louis Zamperini was born January 26th, 1917 in Olean, New York. After 2 years Louie’s parents decided to move to Torrance,California after he got pneumonia. In Torrance he frequently got in trouble. The police were always on Louie’s front porch. He lived in a strict catholic household.
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In High school at a shop he heard that you have 1 and 50 chance of getting into any lock. He then went around to all the locks he could find trying to break into places to get goods. He then learned that his house key fit into the back door of the gym at his school. He would sneak into basketball games and practices. He eventually got caught. The school principal was going to punish him his brother Pete heard so he went to the principal and told him Louie just wanted attention. Pete convinced the principal to let Louie do a after something after school. So Louie decided to run track just like Pete. Pete trained louie to run. At first Louie decided to run sprints but Pete decided that louie was going to be a mile runner. Pete once told Louie while training “If you can take it you can make it.”Pete also said “A moment of pain can last a lifetime of glory”. During louie's first race he came in dead last. Louie Figured out how to use his speed for something good. Louis Zamperini was an olympic runner that set multiple records. In 1934 he set a interscholastic record for the mile with a time of 4 minutes and 21.3 seconds. Then he got to run in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He went to New York to qualify for the 5000 meter race and is one of the youngest 5000 meter runner in the olympics. On Louie's last lap he ran it in 56 seconds and set a record. He later then went to run at the University of South California. He ran a race in Minnesota and ran a mile in 4 minutes and 8 seconds. Those are the multiple records set by Louie. Louis Zamperini endured many beating while being a Prisoner of War and somehow managed to survive .Louis Zamperini joined the army early in 1941 he then made the choice to stop.
Then was drafted on September 29th and was trained to be a bombardier. His planes name was Superman and had a picture of superman on the side holding a bomb in one hand and a machine gun in the other the gun looked like a shovel and the bomb a dagger. In april Louie's team went on a bombing run end their plane was beat up. Then about a month later they went on a search and rescue mission, the plaje they used was used for savlationing parts from it the name of it was Green Hornet. They went out 850 miles above the ocean a engine went out. They crashed and 8 of the 11 men died. After 27 days a plane came down after seeing their flare and started machine gun fire they then found out that it was japanese fire. One of the three men Francis “MAC” Mcnamara ate all of the chocolate the they salvaged from the pack of goods that they got. They caught a albatross, shark, and other fish. Then after 33 day Mac died Louie said a brief eulogy then slipped him into the sea. Then 2 weeks later they saw land but they were seen by the japanese they were taken to Execution Island. After 43 days the were sent to a Prisoner of war camp. At the camp their guard Mutsuhiro “The Bird” Watanabe was a very cruel man. He made all of the prisoners punch louie, he ripped all of the finger nails off of another prisoner. At first
he was said to be missing at sea but then was declared K.I.A Japan made Louie do a broadcast to America so that they could prove louie was alive. Then he denied to do another broadcast filled with Japanese propaganda. Because he didn’t do the broadcast he got to go to another Prisoner of War camp and was with the Bird again. He talked to the doctor without permission, he then had to hold up a beam that was six feet long. Then after 37 minutes until the Bird lost control end attacked him. In 1945 the war ended and louie was set free and returned to his family. Louis Zamperini survived several beating while being a Prisoner of War and was reunited with his family. Louis Zamperini was a Olympic runner, then was a resilient Prisoner of War. Louis Zamperini was a POW survivor and was on a raft for over 45 days and was a Olympic runner. And that is the story of how Louis Zamperini went from being a Olympic, then his life fell apart when his plane crashed and he was on a raft for over 45 days then became a POW then was released and reunited with his family.
Louie Zamperini had escaped the grievance with his life and has become an advanced soul. Louie Zamperini lived in a miniature house in Torrance, California; he was a fascinating Olympian. He was also held captive as a prisoner of war. In the book Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses the life experiences of Louie Zamperini to show the traits of optimistic and rebellious.
Louie, who has been missing for many years, kept holding on, determined to live he endured the pain and suffering the Bird threw at Louie. Louie who was courageous, stole newspaper from Japanese quarters, to draw out maps onto toilet paper, to find that the Americans are drawing near to the POW camp. Louie, who has been decorated with Two Purple Hearts, Four Air Medals, Distinguished Flying Cross, a POW medal, fought in the Pacific War as a crewman of Green Hornet and Superman. Louie has gone through PTSD, pain and suffering, and now is resting in
In Unbroken: A world war 2 story of survival, resilience, and redemption- by Laura Hillenbrand; young Louie Zamperini is a delinquent of Torrance, California. He steals food, runs around like hell and even dreams of hoping on a train and running away for good. However, Pete, his older manages to turn his life around by turning his love of running from the law into a passion for track and field. Zamperini is so fast that he breaks his high school’s mile record, resulting in him attending the olympics in berlin in 1936. His running career however was put on hold when World war 2 broke out, he enlisted in the the Air Corps and becomes a bombardier. During a harrowing battle, the “superman” gets hit numerous times with japanese bullets destroying
In the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, young Louie Zamperini is the troublemaker of Torrance, California. After his life had taken a mischievous turn, his older brother, Pete, managed to convert his love of running away, into a passion for running on the track. At first, Louie’s old habit of smoking gets the best of him, and it is very hard for him to compare to the other track athletes. After a few months of training, coached by Pete, Louie begins to break high school records, and became the fastest high school miler in 1934. After much more hard work, goes to the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 but is no match for the Finnish runners. He trains hard for the next Olympic Games, and hopes to beat the four minute
In the book, Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, it follows a Olympian named Louie Zamperini, and his journey. Louie Zamperini was born in Olean, New York, his family later then moved to Torrance, California. Louie is: rebellious, resourceful, among many other things. Louie is who he is because of how he grew up, and the obstacles he overcame. Louie Zamperini shows rebellious and resourceful characteristic traits through his actions.
Louis “Louie” Zamperini went from the Terror of Torrance to a World War II hero. He grew from a young boy, who terrorized his town, into a record breaking runner, who competed in the Olympics. He later joined the United States Army Air Forces and served as a bombardier in World War II. After his plane crashed and he was stuck on a raft in the ocean, he was captured by the Japanese and became a prisoner of war. Louie’s resourcefulness, toughness, and defiance from his boyhood helped him to survive the relentless torment thrown at him later in life.
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Isolated and alone, many attempts from both sides, America and Japan, to force the feeling of invisibility on their POWs or Japanese-American internees. Separated from friends, denied human rights and on the brink of starvation demolishing their dignity. Louie Zamperini was a POW who was originally an Olympian athlete. He was taken captive by Japan while laying raft for over a month. Miné is a Japanese-American intern who had been condemned to an intern camp during World War Two. The experience that Louie and Miné have undergone are those that challenge the two in a very psychological way. However, they have recovered showing their resilience and how humans can recover even from scarring events.
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Award-Winning author Laura Hillenbrand writes of the invigorating survival story of Louie Zamperini in her best selling book, Unbroken. Louie Zamperini was an ambitious, record-breaking Olympic runner when he was drafted into the American army as an airman during World War II. On the mission that led him to embark on a journey of dire straits, Louie’s plain crashed into the Pacific Ocean, leaving only him and two other crewmen as survivors. Stranded on a raft in shark infested waters, without any resources or food, and drifting toward enemy Japanese territory, the men now have to face their ultimate capture by Japanese, if they survive that long. Louie responded to his desperation with dexterity, undergoing his plight with optimism and confidence,
Louis Armstrong is one of the most well known influential jazz musicians that there is today. Louis played the trumpet like no one would believe. He also was a composer, singer, and even occasionally an actor. Louis’s full name is Louis Daniel Armstrong but was nicknamed Satchmo, Satch, or Pops. Louis didn’t have the best childhood growing up. He was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Louis’s father was a factory worker but wasn’t a big part of his life because he abandoned Louis and his family shortly after he was born. His mother wasn’t the best influence because she often turned to prostitution and left Louis with his grandmother. Louis also didn’t have the best education because he was forced to leave his school in fifth grade to start working and making money.
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