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Louis Zamperini, American runner and World War II US Army Air Forces captain (born 1917)

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Louis Zamperini

American athlete and army officer (1917–2014)

Louis Silvie Zamperini was an American World War II veteran, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian evangelist. He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5,000 m race for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, finishing 8th while setting a new lap…
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United States Army Air Forces

Aerial warfare branch from 1941 to 1947

The United States Army Air Forces was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947). It was created on 20 June 1941 as…
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July 2

Day of the year

July 2 is the 183rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 182 days remain until the end of the year.
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