for him, World War II started and the Olympics were cancelled. Once the war started, Zamperini’s civil duty was called to action Biography.com informs that Zamperini was put into the Army Air Corp and “ended up a bombardier on the B-24 Liberator.”. Zamperini enjoyed his time as a bombardier. Zamperini flew in an air craft named “Super Man.” While flying “Super Man” Andrews says he completed a plethora of missions “including a famous December 1942 air raid on Wake Island.” On this mission, the plane
Words: 1672 - Pages: 7
The Tuskegee airmen are one of the most famous fighter groups of WW2. They are all African American pilots. In 200 escort missions they didn't lose a single bomber. They were the first black servicemen. The tuskegee airmen were an important part of WWII. their commanding officer, their experience in the army air corps, and their training at tuskegee institute are all significant parts of these aviators life. The commanding officer of the Tuskegee airmen was Benjamin O Davis jr. davis was the son
Words: 708 - Pages: 3
Mr.Shover 5-15-18 WW II Writing class: WW II One of the toughest guys in Word War Two was Louis Zamperini. Louis was a man that could not be broken. He was born on January 26, 1917, in Olean, New York, US. Anthony Zamperini and Louise Dossi were his parents. Before him his parents had a son named Pete and after Louis they had two daughters, Virginia and Sylvia. They were raised in a very strict Catholic home. One day Zamperini was taught how to
Words: 753 - Pages: 4
He became part of the U.S. Airforce bomber group and he was destined to become a bombardier. Louie trained hard in the military, like he had for the Olympics, always striving to be the best. However, nothing could prepare him for his plane crash due to double engine failure. Himself and 2 other crewmen survived, “Phil” and “Mac”. With
Words: 556 - Pages: 3
of control. When Louie got older his brother Pete helped him train for running, Louie was a very fast runner. He won a big championship in high school, then went on to four Olympics. In 1942 Louie was picked to go into World War II. Louie was a bombardier. Louie Zamperini, from Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, shows the characteristic traits of
Words: 737 - Pages: 3
1990s with sales reaching $1.2 billion in 1996, accounting for 37 percent of the boats sold in the United States. The average jet ski cost $6,328 in 1996, and over a million were in operation. The leading producer with nearly half the market was Bombardier, based in Montreal, producer of Sea Doo personal watercraft. Other producers included Polaris Industries, Kawasaki, and Yamaha. Despite, or perhaps because of, their popularity jet skis were under attack from several quarters. Safety concerns resulted
Words: 600 - Pages: 3
PHYRUM ARTROPODA Arthopoda is a phylum within Animalia kingdom. They are most diverse of all phyla. All arthropods have bodies covered with a tough exoskeleton which consists of layers of chitin and proteins. They are bilaterally symmetrical. Arthropod body is segmented but also divided into head, thorax and abdomen. Head and thorax can be joined to form a cephalothorax Arthropods have five main groups: arachnids, centipedes and millipedes, horseshoe crabs, and insects. The phylum arthropoda is
Words: 599 - Pages: 3
countless times. But when his brother introduced him to track, his entire life changed. As he grew, he became more and more of a runner. Until later in his life he became an Olympic runner. But when WW2 started, he was drafted into the Air Force as a Bombardier. He flew on many missions over the Pacific against Japan in his trusty B-24 Liberator, the Super Man, and his crew. Some time later, the Super Man had to be put out of commission after surviving a bombing run with 594 bullets in it and the crew
Words: 618 - Pages: 3
to do just that, in their journeys through life. Louie was a young adult that loved to run and compete in competitions. Then when Louie joined the Army Air Corps. In November 1941, he arrived at a flight school in Houston. They were making him a bombardier. He had to go to the war in Japan. Minè was a first generation Japanese-American(Nisei). She was an artist and she loved her family very much that she made a painting about her mother after she passed. When louie finally came back from the war
Words: 769 - Pages: 4
government to help new immigrants prepare for their citizenship test. There, among the handful of inventors whose work is so critical to the country's history that their names should be memorized--Alexander Graham Bell, snowmobile inventor Joseph Bombardier, and Wilder Penfield, the McGill surgeon who discovered epilepsy--are Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the co-founders of Research In Motion. The company's smartphone revolutionized the global mobile industry and put both Canada and its hometown
Words: 2542 - Pages: 11
