Bloomington in Monroe County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ernie Pyle

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2023

1. Ernie Pyle Marker

Inscription.
Born near Dana, Ind. Aug 3, 1900
Died on Ie Shima April 18, 1945
Reporter – Editor
Columnist – Correspondent A sniper's bullet on Ie Shima ended Ernest Taylor Pyle's reporting of World War II in which he brought home to millions the realities of war by writing the day-to-day story of G.I. Joe. In war as in peace he was master of telling accurately in simple vivid words the experiences of ordinary men and women.

Placed Oct. 5, 1953 on the campus of Indiana University where he began as a student in journalism, a career that was marked by 20 years with Scripps-Howard Newspapers - by his colleagues in Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalistic fraternity.

Erected 1953 by Sigma Delta Chi.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Communications • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1945.

Location. 39° 10.104′ N, 86° 31.35′ W. Marker is in Bloomington, Indiana, in Monroe County. Memorial is at the intersection of East 7th Street and North Forrest Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East 7th Street. Memorial marker is at the main entrance to Indiana University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 940 E 7th St, Bloomington IN 47405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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of this marker. Integrating Basketball (within shouting distance of this marker); Collins Living-Learning Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); T.C. Steele Campus Studio (approx. ¼ mile away); Hoagy Carmichael (approx. 0.3 miles away); Black Market Firebombing (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Colored School (approx. half a mile away); Monroe County's Carnegie Library (approx. half a mile away); Susan B. Anthony Speech (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomington.

Also see . . . Ernie Pyle: Indiana University. The IU Media School’s online home for information and history about Ernie Pyle, including a photo gallery and a selection of his wartime dispatches. (Indiana University Media School) (Submitted on September 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2023

2. Ernie Pyle Marker

Ernest Taylor "Ernie" Pyle (1900-1945) image. Click for full size.

Milton J. Pike via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (Public Domain), circa 1945

3. Ernest Taylor "Ernie" Pyle (1900-1945)

A 1944 Pulitzer Prize winner, his syndicated columns were published in 400 daily and 300 weekly newspapers nationwide during World War II. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart – a rarity for a civilian – in 1983.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.