(1900–45), US journalist; full name Ernest Taylor Pyle. A syndicated war correspondent, he reported on World War II from North Africa, Europe, and the South Pacific. He was killed by Japanese gunfire during the US invasion of Okinawa. He wrote Here Is Your War (1943) and Brave Men (1944).
Definition of Pyle, Ernie in US English:
Pyle, Ernie
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(1900–45), US journalist; full name Ernest Taylor Pyle. A syndicated war correspondent, he reported on World War II from North Africa, Europe, and the South Pacific. He was killed by Japanese gunfire during the US invasion of Okinawa. He wrote Here Is Your War (1943) and Brave Men (1944).