Ernie Pyle Monument — Attraction in Ie

I visited the Ernie Pyle Monument about 1971 as a teenager. To earn a Historic Trails award, our Scout Troop took a ferry across from the Nago Peninsula, Okinawa and hiked the island, camped overnight on the island, and cleaned-up the monument and its grounds.

Ernie Pyle was a war correspondent during WWII. He was primarily in the European and African Theatres of war. He became famous because he lived with the soldiers in the front lines and reported on the life of a grunt soldier. He mentioned soldiers by name so people always wanted to read his columns to see if someone they knew was mentioned. After Germany was defeated, Ernie Pyle couldn’t rest. So he went to the Pacific Theatre of war much to the chagrin of his wife and family. He ended up in the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War at Okinawa and was killed on Ie Shima.

Because of my experience, I acquired and read a couple of books written by him or about him. He had great insights into good leadership of a unit and what created good morale. That was a very memorable experience for me since I have studied leadership and principles of highly effective organizations...

Came here on April 22, 2018 with members of the American Legion. This was my first time participating in this memorial of Ernie Pyle. The memorial is held in Ie Island every year the American Legion owns the land and island people maintain the area. My father is a lifetime member of the American Legion and Vfw. The island is beautiful and the ferry ride is 30min can pay with...

I visited this in 1984 as a US Marine. It’s so cool to see this site on google maps some 36 years later. Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures of this memorial for a man that made a difference.He reported on war, and that made a positive influence for all active duty...