1945Ernie Pyle Killed on Ie Shima

Ernie Pyle, famed war correspondent for the GIs, is killed b...
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✍️ Ernie Pyle Killed on Ie Shima

Ernie Pyle, famed war correspondent for the GIs, is killed by machine gun fire on Ie Shima, a small island near Okinawa.
Ernie Pyle Killed on Ie Shima (1945)
JournalismWar CorrespondentErnie PyleIe ShimaOkinawaMilitaryWorld War IIUS