Ernest Taylor "Ernie" Pyle (August 3, 1900 - April 18, 1945), was an American journalist who wrote as a roving correspondent for the Scripps Howard newspaper chain from 1935 until his death in 1945. His articles, about the out-of-the-way places he visited and the people who lived there, were told in a folksy style much like a personal letter to a friend. He enjoyed a loyal following in as many as 200 newspapers. Wikipedia
Ernie Pyle House/Library 900 Girard SE, 1940, Mount and McCollum, Builders Ernie Pyle and his wife, Jerry, had this house built after years of roving the Americas for Ernie's work as a syndicated columnist. www.cabq.gov/planning/lucc/erniepyle.html
For many journalists, Ernest Taylor Pyle, an Indiana native better known as "Ernie," continues to be an icon of excellence decades after his death at the hands of a Japanese machine-gunner in World War II. www.journalism.indiana.edu/news/erniepyle/
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