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Louie goes to Olympics (Unbroken)
Louie qualified for the Olympics in Berlin, Germany -
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World War II
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Louie Enlists In Air Force (Unbroken)
Louie enlisted to become part of the Air Force -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
Japanesse bombers attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor, HI -
Executive Order 9066
Giving the US government permission to move Japanese into internment camps -
Doolittle Raid
Air raid by America on Tokyo and other places on the island of Honshu -
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Battle of Midway
Naval battle between US and Japan -
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Louie Lost At Sea (Unbroken)
Louie's plane (Green Hornet) crashes into the ocean forcing Louie and two other to drift at sea for 47 days -
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Louie Is A POW (Unbroken)
Louie is a POW in Japan for about 2 years -
Louie's Plan To Escape (Unbroken)
Louie planned to escape with two other POWs -
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
US invades the Philippines -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle between US and Japan on the island of Iwo Jima -
Bombing of Tokyo
A bombing by the US on the Japanese city of Tokyo -
Bombing at Naoetsu POW camp (Unbroken)
This bombing was not significant to the war, but their was a bombing at the Naoetsu POW camp that Louie was located at -
Bombing in Japan (Unbroken)
On this night, Japan unleashed its "biggest air raid, by tonnage, of World War II" (302) -
Bombing of Hiroshima
A bombing on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the Allias -
Japan Announces Surrender
Japan announced their surrender to America -
Release of POWs (Unbroken)
Louie and all other POWs in Naoetsu were released -
Phil released (Unbroken)
Phil and all other POWs at Rokurosho were released -
Ghost Ship arrives at Naoetsu (Unbroken)
Ghost Ship was a B-29 that delivered supplies to Naoetsu -
VJ Day
Japan officially surrendered and WWII was over -
Louie leaves Naoetsu (Unbroken)
Louie packs up his belongings and leaves Naoetsu