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	Ernie Pyle Name Ernie Pyle Birth/Death Dates 1900-1945 Where in Indiana Vermillion County--near Dana When in Indiana Youth to young adult Notable For Pyle attended Indiana University in Bloomington and left before graduation to become a reporter for the LaPorte Herald. From there he moved on to a job at the Washington (D.C.) Daily News, part of the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain. He became managing editor there. After 3 years in that job he became a roving reporter for them. His articles were collected and published as a book "Home Country." In 1940 he went to England to report on the Battle of Britain. His experiences there were published in another book, "Ernie Pyle in England" in 1941. A year later he began covering America's participation in the war. One of his columns resulted in Congress enacting a bill giving soldiers combat pay. Pyle was sent to cover the war in the Pacific and was killed in an ambush on Ie Shima, an island just west of Okinawa. Description Pyle is in the center of the picture. He is wearing a military uniform. Pyle is slim and balding. The picture was taken in 1945 at Saipan. Subject Journalism Journalists Reporters World War, 1939-1945 Military life Military personnel Military uniforms Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945 Item ID ERNIEPLYE2005.0176 Source of Image IHS Collections: 2005.0176 Digital Collection Notable Hoosiers (DC 010) Bibliography/Notes Information taken from IHS web site Copyright Notice Digital image © 2005 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. Destination Indiana Vermillion County Journey
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