Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

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“jackass eating cactus”: Telegram, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Bishop to Louis Zamperini, July 14, 1936.

23

Bright’s injured feet: “Louie Says He Won,”

Torrance Herald

, July 16, 1936; Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.

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Norman Bright’s running: Georgie Bright Kunkel, “My Brother Was a Long Distance Runner,”

West Seattle Herald

, August 21, 2008.

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Telegrams: Louis Zamperini, letter to Louise Zamperini, July 14, 1936; Zamperini scrapbook;

Torrance Herald

, undated article from Zamperini scrapbook, NPN.

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“Am I ever happy”: Peter Zamperini, letter to Louis Zamperini, July 19, 1936.

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Youngest distance runner: Bob Lwellyn, untitled article,

Torrance Herald

, July 1936.

Chapter 4: Plundering Germany

1

Stealing: Louis Zamperini, interview by George Hodak, Hollywood, Calif., June 1988, AAFLA.

2

Mustache: Louis Zamperini, Olympic diary, July 22, 1936, entry.

3

“They had nothing on me”: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.

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Training on ship: Iris Cummings Critchell, telephone interview, September 29, 2005; Iris Cummings Critchell, interviewed by George A. Hodak, Claremont, Calif., May 1988, AAFLA; Velma Dunn Ploessel, telephone interview, June 16, 2005; Louis Zamperini, Olympic diary; Velma Dunn Ploessel, interviewed by George A. Hodak, Downey, Calif., July 1988, AAFLA; Herbert H. Wildman, interviewed by George A. Hodak, Marina del Rey, Calif., October 1987, AAFLA; Arthur O. Mollner, interviewed by George A. Hodak, Westlake Village, Calif., May 1988, AAFLA.

5

Louie had eaten in restaurants only twice: Louis Zamperini, Olympic diary; Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.

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Food on the

Manhattan:

Louis Zamperini, interview by George Hodak, Hollywood, Calif., June 1988, AAFLA; Archie F. Williams, interviewed by George A. Hodak, Santa Rosa, Calif., June 1988, AAFLA.

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“Of course, most of this was due,” Louie sitting with Jack Torrance: Dr. James LuValle, interview by George Hodak, Palo Alto, Calif., June 1988, AAFLA.

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Dinner list: Jack Coleman, letter to Louis Zamperini, list and commentary written on back.

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Weight gain: Kenneth Griffin, interview by George Hodak, Carlsbad, Calif., August 1988, AAFLA; Louis Zamperini, Olympic diary; “First Light Workouts,” article in Zamperini scrapbook, July 23, 1936, NPN; Malcolm W. Metcalf, interviewed by George A. Hodak, Claremont, Calif., February 1988, AAFLA.

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Athletes stealing glasses: Joanna de Tuscan Harding, interviewed by George A. Hodak, Hollywood Hills, Calif., April 1988, AAFLA.