Louis Zamperini
Italian-American middle distance runner and World War II veteran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II prisoner of war survivor, motivational speaker and track and field athlete.
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Born | Louis Silvie Zamperini (1917-01-26)January 26, 1917 |
Died | July 2, 2014(2014-07-02) (aged 97) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Louie Zamperini |
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Years active | 1930s–2014 |
Spouse(s) | Cynthia Applewhite (m. 1946; died 2001) |
Children | 2 |
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