who was ernie pyle
A+E Networks. During World War II, journalist Ernie Pyle, Americaâs most popular war correspondent, is killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on the island of Ie Shima in the Pacific.Pyle, born in Dana, Indiana, first began writing a column for the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain in 1935.+E Networks. During World War II, journalist Ernie Pyle, Americaâs most popular war correspondent, is killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on the island of Ie Shima in the Pacific.