Today in World War II History—May 27, 1943
Saturday, May 27, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Lt. Louis Zamperini, bombardier, inspecting a hole in his B-24D Liberator, Superman, damaged over Nauru, 20 Apr 1943; photo taken at Funafuti in Gilbert Islands (US National Archives: 342-FH-3A42817-23780AC)
80 Years Ago—May 27, 1943: In Paris, Jean Moulin presides over the first meeting of the National Council of the Resistance.
US Seventh Air Force B-24 on a sea search between Hawaii and Palmyra ditches; pilot Russell Phillips and bombardier Lt. Louis Zamperini (Unbroken) will spend 45 days at sea before being captured by the Japanese.
Germans burn 516 pieces of “degenerate art” in the garden of Jeu de Paume in Paris.
