Biographical History

Max E. Pyne (1924-2017) served in the U.S. Navy as a bugle master during World War II.

Max E. Pyne was born and raised in Provo, Utah. He enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school. He was stationed on the USS West Virginia as a bugler. He traveled throughout the South Pacific to the Phillipines and Japan. Upon returning home in 1945, he married his high school sweetheart and lived in California with their five children. The two divorced in 1969. He remarried in 1971 and became the stepfather of three children. He became the owner of a construction company. He passed away in March 2017.

Citation:

Don E. Norton interviews with veterans, approximately 1990-2017 (enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school; stationed on the USS West Virginia as a bugler; traveled throughout South Pacific to Phillipines and Japan)

Rose Family Funeral Home, March 2017 (married high school sweetheart and lived in CA with five children; divorced 1969; remarried 1971; became the stepfather of three children; owner of a construction company; d. March 2017)

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