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

Typhoon: Ibid.

31

Louie flies in B-24: Ibid.; Louis Zamperini, letter to Edwin Wilber, May 1946.

32

Overloaded B-24 crashes: Martindale, p. 243.

33

“This is Kwajalein”: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.

34

One tree left on island: Ibid.

35

Hospitalization mandatory: Bernard M. Cohen and Maurice Z. Cooper,

A Follow-up Study of World War II Prisoners of War

(Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955), p. 40.

36

Garrett and Louie stay together: Ibid.

37

Louie loses beloved shirt: Ibid.

38

Louie and Garrett wrestle on beach: Ibid.

39

“I just thought I was empty”: Ibid.

40

Wade goes home: Wade, p. 179; Tom Wade, letter to Louis Zamperini, August 20, 1946.

41

Phil’s homecoming: Kelsey Phillips, “A Life Story,” unpublished memoir; telegram and photographs from Phillips scrapbook.

42

Pete and Louie meet: Peter Zamperini, telephone interview, October 19, 2004; Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.

43

Louie flown home: Louis Zamperini, letter to Edwin Wilber, May 1946; “Lou Zamperini Back in L.A.,” undated article from papers of Peter Zamperini, NPN; Peter Zamperini, telephone interview, October 19, 2004.

44

“

Cara mamma mia”:

“Lou Zamperini Back in L.A.,” undated article from papers of Peter Zamperini, NPN.

PART V

Chapter 34: The Shimmering Girl

1

“This, this little home”: “Lou Zamperini Back in L.A.,” undated article from papers of Peter Zamperini, NPN.

2

Homecoming: Peter Zamperini, telephone interview, October 19, 2004; Louis Zamperini, telephone interview; Sylvia Flammer, telephone interviews, October 25, 27, 2004.

3

Louie hears record: Sylvia Flammer, telephone interviews, October 25, 27, 2004.

4

Nightmare about the Bird: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.

5

Wade named Watanabe: Wade, p. 176.

6