Memorial for World War II Correspondent Ernie Pyle, Ie Shima Island, Okinawa, Japan
- Identifier:
- 038884
- Collection Number:
- A&M 3744 SC
- Title:
- Memorial for World War II Correspondent Ernie Pyle, Ie Shima Island, Okinawa, Japan
- Date:
- 1945
- Description:
- Ernie Pyle was an "embedded" reporter who wrote from the trenches, during world War II. His columns were popular because he focused on the GIs fighting the war. He was killed by Japanese machine gun fire on the island of Ie Shima, Okinawa. The inscription on the memorial reads, " At This Spot The 77th Division Lost A Buddy, Ernie Pyle, 18 April 1945".
- Subjects:
- World War II.
- Personal Names:
- Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945--Monuments.
- Acquisition Source:
- Humphrey, Marsha
- Acquisition Method:
- Gift
- Medium:
- print
- Projects:
- West Virginia History OnView
