Laura Hillenbrand
May 2010
NOTES
All letters to or from Louis Zamperini, or to or from his family members, as well as diaries, are from the papers of Louis Zamperini, except where noted otherwise.
All letters between Phillips family members, as well as Kelsey Phillips’s unpublished memoir “A Life Story,” are from the papers of Karen Loomis.
All interviews were conducted by the author, except where noted otherwise. As some seventy-five interviews were conducted with Louis Zamperini, citations of these interviews are not dated.
AAFLA
Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles
AFHRA
Air Force Historical Research Agency
BGEA
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
HIA
Hoover Institution Archives
NACP
National Archives at College Park, Maryland
NHC
Naval Historical Center
NPN
No publication named
RAOOH
Records of Allied Operational and Occupation Headquarters
RG
Record Group
SCAP
Supreme Commander of Allied Powers
1
Raft: “42nd Bombardment Squadron: Addendum to Squadron History,” September 11, 1945, AFHRA, Maxwell AFB, Ala.; Louis Zamperini, telephone interview; Robert Trumbull, “Zamperini, Olympic Miler, Is Safe After Epic Ordeal,”
, September 9, 1945.
2
Four-minute mile: Charlie Paddock, “Sportorials,” April 1938 newspaper article from Zamperini scrapbook, NPN; George Davis, “For Sake of Sport,”
, undated 1938 article from Zamperini scrapbook; George Davis, “Cunningham Predicts Zamperini Next Mile Champ,” undated article from Zamperini scrapbook, NPN; Paul Scheffels, “4 Minute Mile Run Is Closer,”
(Calif.)
, February 14, 1940.
1
Douglas Botting,
