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	Search results for Killed    Refine your search Subject World War, 1939-1945 (4) World War, 1939-1945 -... (2) Bushemi, John (1) Christmas (1) Clergy (1) Show more... Creator Harold, Willard E (1) Pyle, Ernie (1) Signal Corps Photo (1) U.s Army Photograph (1) U.s Army Photographs (1) Date 1940s (1) 1944-12 (1) 1944-12-04 (1) 1945-04-18 (1) 1948 (1) Show more... results 1-9 of 9 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Ernie Pyle Internment Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Military parades & ceremonies; Military personnel; Military uniforms While a bugler plays "Taps," the remains of Ernie Pyle are laid to rest at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl Crater, Oahu, Hawaii, on July 19, 1949. The famed Hoosier war correspondent... 2. War Photographer John Bushemi Bushemi, John; World War, 1939-1945--Photography; War photographers--United States A former photographer for his hometown newspaper, the Gary Post-Tribune, John A. Bushemi covered the Pacific War for Yank magazine, a periodical published by and for enlisted men. Bushemi was killed covering... 3. Sergeant John Parks World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Belgium; 23-year-old John Parks from Mill Town, Indiana was in the 4th Armored Division and was voted "Man of the Year" by his fellow soldiers. This picture appeared in the Dec. 22, 1944, issue of Stars and Stripes,... 4. Protestant Chapel Services Christmas Season World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Belgium; Christmas; Rites & ceremonies; Religious services; Poetry; Clergy Page 2 of the document lists the times and locations of services December 24 and 25. Page 3 has a greeting from Chaplain Captain Edward B. Wyckoff. Page 4 has a poem title Hello, God. It was found on the... 5. Diary Entries of Willard E. Harold, Dec. 7, 1941- Dec. 18, 1941 Harold, Willard E. (Willard Ellis), 1902-1988; World War, 1939-1945; Diaries; Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 Harold describes the country's reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. War is declared and a draft is established. His business calls during this time period are described as "not normal." 6. Ernie Pyle Letter, 1944, Dec. 4, Albuquerque, N.M. [to] Robert N. Farr, Washington, D.C. Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945--Correspondence; War correspondents--United States; World War, 1939-1945; Journalists In this letter Pyle says he is unable to help Farr with an article he is preparing and mentions his upcoming departure for the Pacific. 7. Ernie Pyle Interment Photographs Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945--Death and burial--Photographs; National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific--Photographs; Journalists--Indiana--Death--Photographs; World War, 1939-1945 Indiana native Ernie Pyle was a popular newspaper columnist and war correspondent. He began covering World War II in 1940 and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for his work. Pyle was killed during a... 8. Letter from Fred F. Vandivier to L.A. Smith, June 29, 1942 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945, --United States, Navy; Correspondence; Missing in action; Missing persons Vandivier's letter was in reply to Smith's letter notifying him of his son being listed as "missing in action." Vandivier asked friend's of Norman to write them giving personal information to help ease... 9. Letter from Norman Vandivier to His Parents, May 27, 1942 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945, --United States, Navy; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen; Enterprise (Aircraft Carrier: CV-6); Correspondence Vandivier mentions the pleasant weather where he is fighting the war, and that he's glad he hasn't had to fight in weather like the last winter's in Russia. A family member of a lost crewman has written... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-9 of 9 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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