Marauder Posted August 29, 2019 Share #1 Posted August 29, 2019 Recently I obtained for our collections a incredibly complete grouping of WWII Chicago Tribune War Correspondent, William Strand . It included not only multible insignia sets but also his archive , which consisted of every article he wrote during this period ,all his personal and business correspondence, and numerous other period artifacts . I most say even though we collect combat related items of Allied and Axis from both World Wars , this is one of the most complete insitu " groupings" I have ever encountered . It will take me months just to go through the paper work . William Strand , reported from North Africa, the Italian Campaign , and later even the " battle of the Bulge" . He was wounded at Anzio, and was given a Purple Heart . He was a friend of Ernie Pyle , and was there when he was killed by a German sniper .He stayed in theater for 15 months , before quiting because of fatigue , the paper not seeing fit to send a replacement ! Even his " PRESS " bag was in the lot !!. Many " Thank You's" to Sharon Griffin !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atb Posted August 30, 2019 Share #2 Posted August 30, 2019 Wasn't Ernie Pyle killed by Japanese machine gun fire on Or Shima in the Pacific Theater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atb Posted August 30, 2019 Share #3 Posted August 30, 2019 Ie Shima is the correct name of the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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