http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/erniepyle/wartime-columns/no-area-is-immune/ To his readers, Ernie Pyle was a master of telling the story of the little guy, of describing the fears and daily strife of soldiers fighting in World War II. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:06:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/erniepyle/wartime-columns/no-area-is-immune/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Linda Amstutz (U.S. Army, Vietnam era vet.) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:58:43 +0000 http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/erniepyle/wartime-columns/no-area-is-immune/#comment-150 Now I know what my great-aunt, a U.S. Army nurse, and recipient of the Silver Star on Anzio Beach, along with three other nurses (one who received her medal post-humously) must have felt like during their shellings in a tent, assisting in surgeries. She never married, remained in the Army as a nurse, and retired decades later as a Lieutenant Colonel-- from MS. I wonder if she ever got to meet Ernie Pyle! Now I know what my great-aunt, a U.S. Army nurse, and recipient of the Silver Star on Anzio Beach, along with three other nurses (one who received her medal post-humously) must have felt like during their shellings in a tent, assisting in surgeries. She never married, remained in the Army as a nurse, and retired decades later as a Lieutenant Colonel– from MS. I wonder if she ever got to meet Ernie Pyle!

]]> http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/erniepyle/wartime-columns/no-area-is-immune/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Redge Ranyard, Ph.D. (U.S. Navy 1940-46) Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:36:53 +0000 http://journalism.indiana.edu/resources/erniepyle/wartime-columns/no-area-is-immune/#comment-40 Ernie came abord my ship in North Africa. Ernie and I "published" a ship's newspaper together and it was my responsibility to re-type his dispatches so that the radiomen could read them for transmission to the New York Times for publication. Ernie was on my ship for the landing at Scicily. Details can be provided on request. Ernie came abord my ship in North Africa. Ernie and I “published” a ship’s newspaper together and it was my responsibility to re-type his dispatches so that the radiomen could read them for transmission to the New York Times for publication. Ernie was on my ship for the landing at Scicily. Details can be provided on request.

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