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Article by Kevin Prenger
Published on June 13th, 2017

Ernie Pyle

"At this spot, the 77th Divison lost a buddy". This text appeared on a wooden sign on a field grave on the Japanese island of Ie Shima on the Okinawa islands in the East-Chinese Sea.

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Plot: CC 2 Row: LL Grave: Niche 2

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