History Daily: A B-24 Crash Survivor Begins a Fight for Survival

May 27, 1943:A B-24 bomber crashes in the Pacific Ocean, beginning a two year ordeal at sea and in Japanese captivity for former Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini.

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