History Hounds: The Soldier's Friend: WWII Correspondent Ernie Pyle

Live Zoom Lecture  

Ernie Pyle was so beloved by members of the Armed Services and their families back home that, when he died from Japanese machine gun fire on the island Ie Shima, it was President Harry Truman who announced his death. Ernie gave a "worm’s eye” view of the global conflict, so that Americans could know what husbands, sons, and siblings were enduring during the war. He advocated that frontline troops be given “fight pay,” and Congress listened, passing the “Ernie Pyle Bill.” This legislation established combat pay, which servicemembers have received since World War II.

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• Lectures are every other Wednesday at 7:00 pm, with programs on the opposite Tuesdays at 12 pm noon.

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