LOUIS ZAMPERINI

OvERVIEW

• Born January 26 1917 in Olean, NY
• Still alive age 97
• Parents are Italian immigrants 
• Olympic long distance runner
• Prisoner of War surviver

Pros

• Served in world war 2
• B-24 Bomber for US air force
• Competed in 1936 Olympics
• Became inspirational speaker
• Forgave Mutsuhiro Watanabe 

Pros (Cont)

• Married and had two children
• In the Sports Hall of Fame

Cons

• Bullied in the first grade  
• Anger issues used self defense to get even 
• Beat other kids to near death
• Stole, vandalized and picked locks as a teen
• Out at sea for 47 days

Cons (cont)

• No water and little  food 
• Captured by the Japanese navy
• Watanabe was out to kill Louis
• Drug & alcohol addicted
• Suffered from post traumatic stress

Work Cited

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Zamperini
• http://www.cantonlocal.org/Downloads/unbroken-laura-hillenbrand.pdf