~~~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~~~~~
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Photo A0051: The Ernie Pyle Theater (formerly known as the Takarazuko Gekijo building) and Snack Bar, 1947. War Correspondent Ernie Pyle was shot and killed by a sniper on the Island of Okinawa, Japan on 18 April 1945. Pyle was loved by the American soldier, and often referred to as "the most-read war correspondent in U.S. newspapers and one of the most popular men in America." |
The building was run by the US Army Special Services and provided to the occupation troops, live shows and musical programs, in addition to movies. Photographer unidentified.
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