Sign commemorating the location of the death of Ernie Pyle, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in Memory of William G. Harrach
Description:
Photograph. Painted sign on signpost: On this spot the 77th Infantry Division lost a buddy, Ernie Pyle, 18 April 1945. Iejima, Okinawa, Japan. 1945
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1945
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Items from the service of William Galen Harrach, who was born in Holyoke, Colorado on May 6, 1927. He enlisted in the US Navy on August 26, 1944 and served aboard the USS Hancock as a Photographer's Mate in the Pacific Theatre. Collection includes over 175 photographs.
Geography:
Okinawa
Latitude:
26.333
Longitude:
127.800