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-Louie ran a mile in Boston that was six-tenths of a second short of the fastest mile ever
-Louie joined the Army Air Corps
-The olympics were canceled officially
-The men at POW camps were told that "the war was over."
-Planes flew overhead and dropped gifts to the POW's (candy, cigarettes, magazines)
-September 2, 1945 Japan signed it's surrender, the war was over
-Louie's crew boarded a plane and headed to Hawaii
-The crew was called to a rescue mission on the "Green Hornet"
-The plane crashed into the sea, leaving only Phil, Mac, and Louie alive
-Louie and Phil survived the sea for 47 days before being found by the Japanese and transferred to POW camps
-Louie competed in the Olympics in Berlin and had an astonishing finish. He beat his personal last lap record by more than 8 seconds. Hitler said to Louie, "Ah, you're the boy with the fast finish."
-Louie arrived home in Torrance, they had a parade
-Louie attends the University of Southern California
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1936
-Phil was transferred to another POW camp, Zentsuiji
-Louie was beaten by "the bird" on the daily at Omori
-The Americans showed strength, flying over Japan, and sent RedCross packages and signs of hope to the POW's
-Louie trained to be a bombardier in Texas
-On December 4th, 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and killed more than 2000 people
-Japan invaded the Philippines and seized Guam
-Louie was predicted and reported to be the next mile champion
-Louie ran the fastest NCAA mile in history at 4:08.03
-The Olympic games in Japan in 1940 were moved to Finland