La Porte, Ind., January 1997.
6
Estimating distance from land: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.
1
Sharks try to jump into raft: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.
2
Attempt to catch shark: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview; Russell Allen Phillips, television interview, CBS, La Porte, Ind., January 1997.
3
Great white: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.
4
Mac asking Louie if he would die: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview; Russell Allen Phillips, television interview, CBS, La Porte, Ind., January 1997; Robert Trumbull, “Zamperini, Olympic Miler, Is Safe After Epic Ordeal,”
, September 9, 1945.
5
Death of Mac: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview; Russell Allen Phillips, television interview, CBS, La Porte, Ind., January 1997.
6
Louie catches fish with lieutenant’s pin: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.
7
Declining bodies: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview; Russell Allen Phillips, television interview, CBS, La Porte, Ind., January 1997.
8
Doldrums: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.
9
Sharpening intellect: Ibid.
10
Louie hears singing: Ibid.
11
More birds: Russell Allen Phillips, television interview, CBS, La Porte, Ind., January 1997.
12
More planes: “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.
13
Storm coming: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.
14
Phil enjoys swells: Russell Allen Phillips, television interview, CBS, La Porte, Ind., January 1997.
15
Sighting island: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview; Russell Allen Phillips, television interview, CBS, La Porte, Ind., January 1997; Louis Zamperini, POW diary, July 12, 1943, entry.
1
Islands appearing: “42nd Bombardment Squadron: Addendum to Squadron History,” September 11, 1945, AFHRA, Maxwell AFB, Ala.; Robert Trumbull, “Zamperini, Olympic Miler, Is Safe After Epic Ordeal,”
, September 9, 1945.
