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Ernie Pyle Killed by Japanese Sniper

  • 4/9/1945

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The original release sheet for this Universal Newsreel segment reads:

ERNIE PYLE KILLED: Ernie Pyle, the G.I.’s favorite writer and comrade, is killed on Ie, [Japanese] island off Okinawa. Our record shows him very recently, modestly living with the doughboys on Okinawa.

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This primary source comes from the Collection UN: MCA/Universal Pictures Collection.

National Archives Identifier: 234272838

Full Citation: UN-UN-18-391; Ernie Pyle Killed by Japanese Sniper; 4/9/1945; Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library, 1929–1967; Collection UN: MCA/Universal Pictures Collection,; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/ernie-pyle-killed/, March 26, 2026]

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