The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is a United States national cemetery located at Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii. It serves as a memorial to honor those men and women who served in t
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific occupies much of Punchbowl Crater.
As of 1951, all the graves are marked with flat granite headstones.
One of the columbaria at the cemetery
Ernie Pyle
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Ernest Taylor Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II. Pyle is also notable for the columns he wrot
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
…on July 19, 1949, with services for five war dead: an unknown serviceman; two Marines; an Army lieutenant; and one noted civilian war correspondent, Ernie Pyle. Initially, the graves at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific were marked with white wooden crosses and Stars of David—like the American cemeteries…
Ernie Pyle in 1945
Ernie Pyle birthplace in Dana, Indiana
Pyle (center, with goggles) with a crew from the US Army's 191st Tank Battalion at the Anzio beachhead in 1944
Pyle at Anzio, Italy, 1944