Ernie Pyle.
The following articles were clipped from The Kentucky Post by Private Art's mother during the war, and have survived to this very day. Private Art has often mentioned that Ernie Pyle was one of his favorite writers, and that what made him special was he wrote about people rather than war. They are wonderful glimpses of history to be cherised by all, and we hope you enjoy them.
 The Columns
Ernie Pyle
On September 5, 1944, Ernie Pyle wrote his last column in Europe. He returned to the U.S. for health reasons, but was unable to stay away for long. Shortly afterward, he returned to the Pacific where a Japanese machine-gun bullet killed him on the island of Ie Shima on April 18, 1945, at the age of 44.

September 25, 1944
AFRICA, JANUARY 1943
Foxholes Grow Ever Deeper As Nazi Bombing Raids Go On.

September 23, 1944
ALGERIA, JANUARY 1943
Political Situation in Africa Was Ticklish and Confusing.

September 21, 1944
ALGERIA, DECEMBER 1942
Yanks, Frightened by First Action, Huddle Close Together.

September 20, 1944
ALGERIA, DECEMBER 1942
Life Changes for U.S. Troops As They Reach Fighting Zone.

Exact Date Unknown
ALGERIA, DECEMBER, 1942
GIS Sail for Africa, Find Food Bad; Water, Soap Scarce.

Exact Date Unknown
ENGLAND, OCTOBER, 1942
Yankees In England Welcome Any American Our of Uniform.

September 12, 1944
NORTHERN IRELAND
Yanks Live Down Reputation, Make Friends of Irish People.

September 11, 1944
SAN DIEGO
Wealthy Draftee Becomes Confused Saluting Captain.

September 9, 1944
FT. BLISS, TEX., APRIL, 1941
Ernie Becomes "GI," Has Good Luck, Gets Uniform That Fits.

September 5, 1944
IN FRANCE
War Nerves Force Ernie To Take Vacation For Health.

September 4, 1944
IN FRANCE
Heroic Medics Who Brave Fire Deserve Combat Badges, Too.

September 2, 1944
IN FRANCE
Bed in Field on Army Cot More Peaceful Than Paris.

August 31, 1944
IN PARIS
Paris' Food Supply Skimpy During Arrogant Nazi Reign.

August 25, 1944
IN FRANCE
Slow Wriggling of Fingers Reveals Pilot in Wreckage.

Exact Date Unknown
LONDON
Pilot Trapped in Plane 8 Days Hopes to Visit America Again.

June 29, 1944
ON CHERBOURG PENINSULA
Americans Like Normandy's Beauty, But Hate It's Climate.

June 28, 1944
ON CHERBOURG PENINSULA
Germans Think It Unethical That Americans Fight So Hard.

June 24, 1944
BARNEVILLE, NORMANDY
Fear of Nazi's Return Curbs Celebration in Norman Town.

June 15, 1944
NORMANDY BEACHHEAD
Every Type of Ocean-Going Ship Formed Invasion Fleets

June 10, 1944
INVASION
Invasion War Reporters Hit By Fear, Bad Dreams, Nerves.

A Note From Rose
Rose When I was in high school, I would stop at my Grandma's house close by to practice the piano. She would read Ernie Pyle's columns to me and tell me he was a great man. My uncle was in the Quartermasters and Grandma thought Uncle Larry was winning the war single handed. The reality was that the Quartermasters were very far behind the lines, far enough back not to be in harm's way. But Grandma didn't know that.