Dana, Indiana -
Ernie Pyle Museum - Quonset Huts

America's most famous World War II correspondent, remembered in two World War II-style Quonset Huts.

Address:: 120 W. Briarwood Ave., Dana, IN
Directions:: About 1.5 miles east of the Illinois/Indiana border. US 36 to Hwy 71, then north one-half mile to Dana. The Museum is at the first cross-street in town, Briarwood Ave., on the left.
Admission:: Donation.
Phone:: 765-665-3633

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Ernie Pyle Museum - Quonset Hut

This memorial showcases the most famous American news correspondent of World War II. Reprints of Ernie's writings are available. [Al Coleman, 03/21/1999]

[RA: The museum was closed by the state of Indiana in January 2010. Its best exhibits -- but not the quonset huts -- were supposedly moved to the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis.]

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February 9, 2012