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A B-24 Crash Survivor Begins a Fight for Survival
May 27, 2024
Louis Zamperini, a B-24 crash survivor, shares his harrowing two-year ordeal at sea and in Japanese captivity after a bomber crash in the Pacific Ocean. Topics include his Olympic qualification quest, meeting Hitler, and his journey of redemption after the war.
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- Louis Zamperini's resilience during a two-year survival ordeal in the Pacific after a B-24 crash.
- Harsh conditions and brutal treatment faced by Louis and other prisoners in a Japanese POW camp.
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Survival in the Pacific Ocean
On May 27, 1943, Louis Zamperini's B-24 bomber crashes in the Pacific Ocean. Despite the crash killing eight crew members, Louis, along with two others, survive and struggle for survival on a life raft. After 33 grueling days at sea, one crew member dies, but Louis and Russell Phillips are eventually captured by the Japanese and sent to a prisoner of war camp in the Marshall Islands.
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