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What’s Happening at the Ernie Pyle World War II Museum and
Ernie Pyle Related Events Around the World

 

Register here. Download flyer here.      The Ernie Pyle WWII Museum will host a Jeep Show on Saturday, July 12 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. EST

Writer shared childhood experiences of his Indiana hometown, family in early columns For information on Pyle’s 125th birthday events at the museum, click here. It’s

JUNE • Flag Day Celebration  •  10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, June 14  •  Free Join us for a celebration of our country’s Flag Day at

Editor’s note: Ernie Pyle’s last, unfinished column was found in his pocket on April 18, 1945, the day he was killed on the island of

       After Ernie Pyle was killed on the island of Ie Shima on April 18, 1945, President Harry Truman announced the news to

April 18 wreath laying at monument replica among events planned in 2025 A special ceremony is planned for this spring to commemorate the 80th anniversary

This 45-minute video chronicles the life of Ernie Pyle from his birth in Dana, Indiana, through his career as a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist telling the

FEP representatives received a check representing a $50,000 Legacy Grant from the Vermillion County Community Foundation on Feb. 19 at the museum in Dana, Indiana.

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